Czech Republic and USA, the two most successful teams in the competition’s history, came together for a winner-takes-all showdown at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals on Friday; the Czech Republic came out on top and still have a chance to win the team event for a 12th time
Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova sent the Czech Republic into the semi-finals of the Billie Jean King Cup by beating United States duo Danielle Collins and Taylor Townsend 6-3 7-5 in their decisive doubles match on Friday.
Siniakova and Krejcikova completed a 2-1 comeback against the US team on the indoor hard court in Seville to eliminate the Americans.
The Czechs will face Canada in Saturday’s semi-finals, with Italy taking on Slovenia in the other last-four match in Sevilla.
Former French Open champion Krejcikova paired with Siniakova, who has won seven major doubles titles including this year’s Australian Open, and their champion pedigree showed in a dominant performance that included converting six of eight break points.
Siniakova had started the day by losing to Collins, who won their opening singles match 6-3 6-2 to give the USA a 1-0…
