The defending champion of the French title will finish in the final tournament of the Billie Jean King Cup in the basic group. After the initial unexpected loss to the Canadian tennis players in Prague today, they needed to beat Russia 3-0 to advance, but they lost 1: 2.

In the opening duel, Clara Burelová managed to turn the duel with Ekaterina Alexandrovová and won the three-hundredth battle 3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 3, but Alizé Cornetová cannot be followed up in the second match. In the duel of team ones against Anastasia Pavlyuchenko, she won the first set 7: 5, but the other two won the world twelve 6: 4, 6: 2.

“I’m really tired right now, because I put everything into it, physically and emotionally,” Pavlyuchenko said after winning. “At the end of the second set, I felt like I would lose my voice as I screamed. Before the match, I felt very good and in the first set I was a bit slower, but in the end I found energy and got on the wave, “she added.

Russia will compete for the final, with the winners of Group C, in which all three teams still have a chance to advance. The evening match between Spain and the USA will decide, and Slovakia will also be waiting for its result.

The final of the Billie Jean King Cup, the women’s tennis world championship in Prague:

Group A:

France – Russia 1: 2

Burelová – Alexandrovová 3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 3, Cornetová – Pavljučenkovová 7: 5, 4: 6, 2: 6, Burelová, Cornetová – V. Kuděrmětovová, Samsonovová 2: 6, 1: 6.

Group C:

USA – Spain 1: 0 after the opening singles

Stephens – Parrizas 6: 4, 6: 4.

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