By Richard Pagliaro | Friday, April 10, 2026
Photograph credit score: Hermann Chu/Eurasia Sport Photographs/Getty Photographs
Worldwide workforce play impressed some very good particular person efforts in Billie Jean King Cup competitors.
Linda Noskova swept Swiss Viktorija Golubic 6-1, 6-4 to stage Czechia with host Switzerland on this week’s Billie Jean King Cup Qualifier on the onerous courtroom of the Swiss Tennis Area in Biel, Switzerland at the moment.
Earlier, former Olympic gold-medal champion Belinda Bencic beat Marie Bouzkova 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-4, staking Switzerland to a 1-0 lead.
Over the course of at the moment and tomorrow, 14 nations will play in seven best-of-five-match home-and-away ties to find out who books a spot within the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Shenzhen, China in September.
Right here’s a recap of a few of at the moment’s Qualifying outcomes motion.
Nice Britain 2, Australia 0
at John Cain Area, Melbourne, Australia on out of doors onerous courtroom
Match 1: Mika Stojsavljevic (GBR) d. Talia Gibson (AUS) 7-6(4), 7-5
Match 2: Harriet Dart (GBR) d. Kimberly Birrell (AUS) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
Harriet Dart rallied from a set down scoring 9 breaks of serve to beat Kimberly Birrell in two hours, 25 minutes.
Switzerland 1, Czechia 1
at Swiss Tennis Area, Biel, Switzerland on indoor onerous courtroom
Match 1: Belinda Bencic (SUI) d. Marie Bouzkova (CZE) 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-4
Match 2: Linda Noskova (CZE) d. Viktorija Golubic (SUI) 6-1, 6-4
Former Olympic gold medal champion Belinda Bencic shared she needed to “struggle for her life” outlasting Marie Bouzkova within the three-hour opening match to stake the Swiss to the early lead.
Kazakhstan 1, Canada 1
at Beeline Area, Astana, Kazakhstan on indoor clay
Match 1: Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) d. Kayla Cross (CAN) 6-3, 7-5
Match 2: Bianca Andreescu (CAN) d. Sonja Zhiyenbayeva (KAZ) 6-4, 7-6(6)
The 2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu made a triumphant return to Billie Jean King Cup play protecting Canada’s hopes alive.
Italy 2, Japan 0
at ASD Colle degli Dei, Velletri, Italy on out of doors clay
Match 1: Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA) d. Moyuka Uchijima (JPN) 7-5, 6-2
Match 2: Jasmine Paolini (ITA) d. Himeno Sakatsume (JPN) 6-3, 6-1
Former French Open finalist Jasmine Paolini dropped simply 4 video games transferring Italy to inside one match win of taking the tie.
Ukraine 2, Poland 0
at PreZero Area, Gliwice, Poland on indoor clay
Match 1: Marta Kostyuk (UKR) d. Magda Linette 6-4, 6-0
Match 2: Elina Svitolina (UKR) d. Katarzyna Kawa (POL) 6-2, 6-1
World No. 7 Elina Svitolina wanted simply 52 minutes to stake Ukraine to a powerful 2-0 lead.
