Svitolina made a historic breakthrough for Ukraine at the Billie Jean King Cup: video
18 September 01:24
Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina has made a historic breakthrough for the national team, leading Ukraine to the semifinals of the Billie Jean King Cup for the first time. Svitolina announced this on her Facebook page, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
On Wednesday, September 17, in the quarterfinals against Spain, Svitolina defeated world No. 20 Paula Badosa. The tense match lasted more than two hours and ended with a score of 5:7, 6:2, 7:5 in favor of the Ukrainian. This was the second face-to-face meeting for the tennis players, and for the second time, Svitolina celebrated the victory.
🇺🇦💪 History! The Ukrainian women’s tennis team reached the semifinals of the Billie Jean King Cup for the first time
– Tribuna.com Ukraine (@tribunaua) September 17, 2025
Bravo to Marta Kostiuk and @ElinaSvitolina for their victories over strong Spaniards 🔥
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Thanks to this victory, the Ukrainian national team secured a 2-0 lead in the confrontation with Spain. Therefore, the doubles match no longer had tournament significance and was not held.
Thus, for the first time in history, the Ukrainian team made it to the semifinals of both the Billie Jean King Cup and its predecessor, the Federation Cup. Previously, the highest achievement was the quarterfinals in 2010 and 2012.
In the semifinals, the Ukrainians will play against the Italian national team, which defeated the tournament hosts, the Chinese team, the day before. Ahead is a new challenge and a chance for our national team to rewrite the history of Ukrainian tennis.
