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09/27 07:36 CDT Wimbledon finalists Noskova and Muchova secure the Billie Jean
King Cup title for Czechia
Wimbledon finalists Noskova and Muchova secure the Billie Jean King Cup title
for Czechia
SHENZHEN, China (AP) --- In July they played each other in the Wimbledon final.
Now, Linda Noskova and Karolina Muchova have teamed together to win the Billie
Jean King Cup for Czechia.
The sixth-ranked Noskova and the eighth-ranked Muchova each won their singles
matches Sunday as Czechia beat Ukraine 2-0 in the final of the women's tennis
team event.
Noskova sealed it by beating the seventh-ranked Elina Svitolina 6-3, 7-6 (5)
after Muchova beat 47th-ranked Anhelina Kalinina 6-2, 6-3.
Czechia, formerly known as the Czech Republic, earned its 12th title in the
competition previously called the Fed Cup --- and first since 2018. Only the
United States, which did not qualify for the finals, has won more with a record
18 titles.
Czech captain Barbora Strycova became the fourth woman to win the competition
as both a player and a captain, joining Margaret Court, Chris Evert and event
namesake Billie Jean King.
Strycova won three titles with Czechia as a player before assuming the
captaincy this year.
Czechia also shut out Britain in the quarterfinals and Spain in the semifinals
--- meaning that its top-ranked doubles standout Katerina Siniakova never even
had to play this week.
In this year's all-Czech Wimbledon final, Noskova beat Muchova for her first
Grand Slam title.
Ukraine eliminated two-time defending champion Italy in the semifinals and was
playing its first final.
Ukraine was without 10th-ranked Marta Kostyuk due to a right wrist injury.
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