Ukraine’s national tennis team wins its first match in the Billie Jean King Cup

Ukraine Gate- Kyiv – April 17, 2022- The Ukrainian women’s tennis team in Asheville, USA, will play the King Billie Jean Cup qualifier against the United States, although losing to the US team 1:2, on April 16 claimed victory in the cup tournament, defeating Diana Gastremska Jessica Pegula in two sets – 6:3, 6:4.
And yesterday Yastremska lost to Alison Riske – 6 (16): 7, 5: 7, and Katharina Zavatska lost to Jessica Bigoli – 2: 6, 1: 6.
Thus, the result of the match 1: 2 is not in favor of Ukrainian tennis players, Zavatska will play Alison Riske, if the Ukrainian tennis player wins, the decisive match will be the match between Lyudmila and Nadia Kishinok against the American duo Desiree Kravchuk / Shelby Rogers.
But a defeat in the qualifiers will send Ukraine back to the qualifiers, and a victory will lead to the final tournament.
Also, the Ukrainian national team does not play against the Americans with its strongest team, and Elena Svitolina and Marta Kostyuk had to miss the matches due to injuries.
Earlier it was reported that before the match with the United States, Ukrainian tennis players had raised nearly $1 million in humanitarian aid for Ukrainians affected by the war with Russia.