Italy wins BJK Cup today, Italian party in Malaga: Slovakia beaten in the final

Blue party in Malaga. Italy wins its fifth Billie Jean King Cup beating in the final Slovakia 2-0 thanks to the successes of Lucia Bronzetti and Jasmine Paolini in the singles. The two tennis players beat Viktoria Hruncakova with a score of 6-2, 6-4 and Rebecca Sramkova 6-2, 6-1 respectively.

Paolini-Sramkova 6-2, 6-1

Paolini devastating in the first set. The Italian, number 4 in the world, clearly prevailed 6-2 over Sramkova, 43rd in the WTA ranking, placing two breaks, one in the sixth and one in the last game. Jasmine is lucid even when the Slovakian tries to increase the pace and creates a break point in the fifth game, which is however immediately canceled out by the Italian, who thus closes the set in just 37 minutes of play.

In the second set Paolini immediately manages to steal serve in the second game, but suffers a counterbreak from Sramkova. The Italian did not lose her composure and scored another break in the next game, taking advantage of the Slovakian’s growing nervousness to take the lead in the score. Paolini once again steals service from her opponent in the sixth game and closes the set with a clear 6-1, making the Azzurri’s joy explode.

Bronzetti-Hruncakova 6-2, 6-4

Italy’s 1-0 was scored by Lucia Bronzetti, who beat Viktoria Hruncakova in one hour and twenty-one minutes of play. For the Italian, everything was easy in the first set, with Lucia making her 160 place difference in the ranking count and closing the set at 6-2, winning three breaks in just over 40 minutes.

Hruncakova reacts in the second to make it 4-2 but suffers a comeback from the Italian. Bronzetti even allows himself to place a break, leaving his opponent at zero. Lucia then finishes with a 6-4 which is worth the first point in this Bjk Cup final.