For the first time in history! The Women's National Team of Ukraine reached the final of the Billie Jean King Cup.

The Women's National Team of Ukraine in tennis has reached the final stage of the Billie Jean King Cup for the first Time in history. This was reported by 'Glavkom'.

Ukraine led Group E of the qualification for the Billie Jean King Cup.

On the final day of competition, the Ukrainian team faced Switzerland. To reach the final, the Ukrainians needed to win one set against the Swiss in three matches.

The first match of the encounter with Switzerland was lost by Ukraine in two sets - Marta Kostyuk lost to Celine Naef.

In the next match, Elina Svitolina won in two sets against Jill Teichmann and secured a place for the Ukrainian team in the final of the Billie Jean King Cup - 6:4, 6:2.

The final part of the Billie Jean King Cup will take place from September 16 to 21 in China.

Billie Jean King Cup

Ukraine - Switzerland 1:1

Marta Kostyuk (Ukraine) - Celine Naef (Switzerland) 4:6, 6:7(1)

Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) - Jill Teichmann (Switzerland) 6:4, 6:2

It should be noted that the Ukrainian tennis team defeated the team of Poland in the qualification for the Billie Jean King Cup, winning all three matches and securing a score of 3:0.

The meeting was concluded by the match of Lyudmyla and Nadiia Kichenok against the pair of Martina Kubka/Maja Chwalinska. However, the result of this game no longer affected the overall outcome of the confrontation.

Earlier, Elina Svitolina secured an early victory for the Ukrainian tennis team in the match against Poland in Group E of the qualification for the Billie Jean King Cup.

Billie Jean King Cup

Ukraine - Poland 3:0

Marta Kostyuk (Ukraine) - Katarzyna Kawa (Poland) 6:1, 6:2

Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) - Maja Chwalinska (Poland) 7:6(4), 6:3

Lyudmyla and Nadiia Kichenok (Ukraine) - Martina Kubka and Maja Chwalinska (Poland) 7:6 (7:1), 7:6 (7:5).

Analysis:

The Women's National Team of Ukraine in tennis broke the record by reaching the final of the Billie Jean King Cup for the first time in history. They demonstrated high professionalism and confidence, defeating the teams of Poland and Switzerland in the qualifications and securing a place in the final part of the tournament. The Women's National Team of Ukraine showed that its players are well prepared and capable of competing against strong opponents. Now they face a great challenge - the final match of the Billie Jean King Cup, where they will compete against the strongest teams and battle for the championship title. This is a significant achievement for the Women's National Team of Ukraine and Ukrainian tennis as a whole.