Ukraine reached the finals of the Billie Jean King Cup

Ukraine also found a place in the finals of the women's team tennis tournament "Billie Jean King Cup". Elina Svitolina defeated Gilles Teichmann 6:4, 6:2 and tied the score to 1:1 in the match against Switzerland, which was enough for the final success of the Ukrainians. The finals of the competition are in September in China, BTA reports.

In the first match, Marta Kostyuk lost to 19-year-old Celine Naef 4:6, 6:7 (1). Ukraine takes first place in the tournament in the Polish city of Radom.
"This really means a lot to our team. I am proud that we are going to the finals. "The crowd was incredible, it was like we were playing at home," said 30-year-old Elina Svitolina.

Spain also advances to the finals of the "Billie Jean King Cup". Jessica Bouzas Maneiro won 6-4, 6-2 against Linda Noskova to secure victory for Spain against the hosts from the Czech Republic in Ostrava.

Earlier, Cristina Buxa won 7-5, 6-1 against Marie Buzkova to give Spain a lead, and Bouzas Maneiro later made it 2-0 with her victory over Noskova.

Great Britain will also play in the finals after Katie Boulter and Jodie Burrage won 6-2, 6-2 in the doubles match against Suzanne Lammens and Demi Schuurs, securing the final 2-1 victory for the British team against the Netherlands in The Hague.

In the singles matches, the two teams exchanged one victory each. First, Sonay Kartal gave Great Britain a lead after 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 against Eva Vedder. The hosts later tied the score after Lammens beat Boulter 6-4, 6-3.

The United States won its match against Denmark in the prestigious tennis tournament. Bernarda Pera defeated Johanne Svendsen 6-3, 6-1 to give the American team an insurmountable lead in the match in Bratislava. Earlier, Haley Baptiste defeated Rebecca Mortensen 6-1, 6-4.