{"id":7694,"date":"2023-11-12T04:50:16","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T09:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/leylah-fernandez-leads-canada-into-bjk-cup-final-vs-italy\/12\/11\/2023\/"},"modified":"2023-11-12T04:50:16","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T09:50:16","slug":"leylah-fernandez-leads-canada-into-bjk-cup-final-vs-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/leylah-fernandez-leads-canada-into-bjk-cup-final-vs-italy\/12\/11\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Leylah Fernandez leads Canada into BJK Cup final vs. Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>SEVILLE, Spain &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=3641\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Leylah Fernandez<\/a> led Canada into the Billie Jean King Cup final after beating Wimbledon champion <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=2735\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Marketa Vondrousova<\/a> and then helping to secure a 2-1 win over the Czech Republic in a decisive doubles match on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Fernandez beat Vondrousova 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 to pull Canada level after <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=2042\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Barbora Krejcikova<\/a> had beaten <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=11221\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Marina Stakusic<\/a> 6-2, 6-1 to give the Czechs an early advantage.<\/p>\n<p>The 20th-ranked Fernandez got right back on the indoor hardcourt in Seville to help <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=1375\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Gabriela Dabrowski<\/a> beat Krejcikova and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=2248\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Katerina Siniakova<\/a> 7-5, 7-6 (3).<\/p>\n<p>In Sunday&#8217;s final, Canada will face Italy, which saw off Slovenia 2-0 after winning both singles matches.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a name=\"&amp;lpos=story:editorspicks:inline:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/tennis\/story\/_\/id\/38864743\/czech-republic-ousts-us-reach-billie-jean-king-cup-semis\" class=\"img-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a name=\"&amp;lpos=story:editorspicks:inline:2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/tennis\/story\/_\/id\/38834683\/iga-swiatek-wins-wta-finals-title-rain-delays-djokovic-wins-paris-masters-stomach-virus\" class=\"img-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img style=\"display:block\" class=\"lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=75&resize=75 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=100&resize=100 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=150&resize=150 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=240&resize=240 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=320&resize=320 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=500&resize=500 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=640&resize=640 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=800&resize=800 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=1024&resize=1024 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=1280&resize=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=1600&resize=1600 1600w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Krejcikova, the 2021 French Open champion, has also paired with Siniakova to win seven major doubles titles, including this year&#8217;s Australian Open.<\/p>\n<p>The Czech Republic, an 11-time champion, had also won all seven previous meetings with Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Italy reached its first final of the competition in a decade.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=1374\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Martina Trevisan<\/a> beat <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=3133\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Kaja Juvan<\/a> 7-6, 6-3 in the opening singles match of the semifinal after breaking her opponent three times. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=2615\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jasmine Paolini<\/a> gave the Italians an insurmountable lead after seeing off <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=3034\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tamara Zidansek<\/a> 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What they have done, it&#8217;s something incredible,&#8221; Italian captain <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=202\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tathiana Garbin<\/a> said. &#8220;We want always to push ourselves to the limit, and we try to dream again tomorrow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Juvan double-faulted on set point in the tiebreaker and let Trevisan take the lead.<\/p>\n<p>Trevisan was pushed to tears at one moment from the tension.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I had to be happy because I won the set, but I was crying,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Too many emotions to manage. But the heart and head were there, so I&#8217;m very happy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Zidansek&#8217;s serve also betrayed her in the second match when the Slovenian doubled-faulted to cede her service game and fall behind 5-3.<\/p>\n<p>Slovenia was playing its first semifinal at the competition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/tennis\/story\/_\/id\/38874036\/leylah-fernandez-leads-canada-bjk-cup-final-vs-italy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SEVILLE, Spain &mdash; Leylah Fernandez led Canada into the Billie Jean King Cup final after beating Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova and then<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/leylah-fernandez-leads-canada-into-bjk-cup-final-vs-italy\/12\/11\/2023\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13691,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[213],"tags":[1978,388,45,2930,153,197,1477,2929],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7694"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7694"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7694\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7696,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7694\/revisions\/7696"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}