Richard Pagliaro | Sunday, September 21, 2025
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The United States bids for the record-breaking 19th Billy Gold Cup.
Defending champion Italy, driven by singles champion Elisabetta Cocciaretto and Jasmine Paolini, In today’s Billie Jean King Cup final, all four games beat the United States 2-0 at the Shenzhen Bay Sports Center Arena in Shenzhen, China.
Paolini won the victory in five previous meetings against Jessica Pegula, who issued a vengeance today with a 6-4, 6-2 victory to seal Italy’s sixth Billy Jean-Gold Cup title.
after, Captain America Lindsay Davenport, He bids to be one of the few players and captains who won the BJK Cup, and she says her team will be back in the championship game.
Every team is having a hard time here. I mean, in the first match against Kazakhstan, our scores were lowered. If Emma [Navarro] Don’t beat Putintseva who knows what will happen.
“But I’m glad we’ve made a huge effort here. We feel like we have a great opportunity today. But, man, these two ladies played great tennis. Congratulations to them.”
Davenport said she hopes the U.S. will not have Australian Open champion Madison Keys and Roland Garros champion Coco Gauff, who will shoot another shot in the Cup in 2026.
“We will continue to work hard,” Davenport said. “We hope to have a chance to return to Shenzhen next year. Hopefully we will learn today. Hope these players continue to perform well for the rest of the year.
“I look forward to watching the year work for all Americans. Yes, it’s a great week. A tough day, but a great week.”
