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9vicman · Futures level

Girls: 2025 Junior Billie Jean King Cup finals, Santiago, Chile, clay (Week 45)

DavidC · Tennis legend

9vicman wrote:
I think Romania would have been the best draw of the four.

That wasn't an option - the draws were for each of the second place teams to go into one of two slots in the opposite half of the draw. Hence Japan/GBR had to play USA or Czechia. Romania/France were seeded in the opposite half of the draw. The Czech singles players are Jana Kovackova (JWR 11 losing to Hannah K in the World Junior finals) and Sofie Hettlerova (JWR43 on a 13 match unbeaten streak)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

A beautiful livestream for anyone who can get it

video.worldtennistourjuniors.com/livestream/s-day-4-billie-jean-king-cup-by-gainbridge-juniors-otxhl

Meg was a break up and then Hettlerova changed her style of play, far more loopier balls, less risk, and Meg isn't very good at the net so she's really reluctant to come in for drive volleys and gets pushed back

Now 3-3 but close

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

katie O'Brien needs to do some coaching here

She hasn't really helped Meg with what to do after the Czech girl changed her style of play

And she hasn't kept Meg calm and focused either - Meg is really frazzled and has gone from being 3-1 up to 4-5 down

However, now Hettlerova has to serve for the set - which is added pressure

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

And, as half expected, the pressure tells - two nasty faults, her first for ages, a drop shot dumped into the net ..... and it's back on serve

DavidC · Tennis legend

Megan came close to a big win, but eventually lost out 5-7 7-6(5) 6-3
In the top singles Jana Kovackova has just won the first set 6-4
USA and France have already booked their semi-final places

DavidC · Tennis legend

Hollie was only able to win 1 more game and I expect the doubles will be cancelled as the tie is decided, unless both nations want the practice

QF

GBR 0 Czechia 2

Megan Knight lost to Sofie Hettlerova 7-4 6-7(5) 3-6
Hollie Smart lost to Jana Kovackova 4-6 1-6

5th - 8th play-off

Japan v GBR

DavidC · Tennis legend

Edie gets her first start of the campaign in the opening singles, starting at 1.30pm GMT

DF · Tennis legend

DavidC wrote:
Edie gets her first start of the campaign in the opening singles, starting at 1.30pm GMT

Sadly she lost 6-3 2-6 [7-10]

Megan is up next against Aoi Watanabe

DavidC · Tennis legend

Megan cruises home 6-1 6-0 to level the tie

DF · Tennis legend

Next is the doubles and Edie and Hollie are named to represent GBR

DavidC · Tennis legend

Today Jana Kovackova didn't play - would have made a big difference potentially yesterday - and Czechia were clobbered by the strong US team (only one competitive set). They are likely to play France in the final, who have won all 3 sets so far against Poland.

DF · Tennis legend

DF wrote:
Next is the doubles and Edie and Hollie are named to represent GBR

However they have had a rethink and Megan now plays with Hollie.

DavidC · Tennis legend

No joy in the doubles so they play for 7th tomorrow (which was their original seeding)

5th - 8th play-off

Japan 2 GBR 1

Miyu Nishiwaki d. Edie Griffiths 3-6 6-2 [10-7]
Aoi Watanabe lost to Megan Knight 1-6 0-6
Nishiwaki/Watanabe d. Knight/Smart 7-5 7-5

7th - 8th play-off

GBR v Chinese Taipei

DavidC · Tennis legend

The USA coasted to the title (winning the Junior Davis Cup to boot) with Julieta Pareja and Kristina Penickova recording straight set wins against France (Efremova/Langlais)

The 7th-8th play-off started late but Edie has just won the first match 6-4 6-1 Megan plays the top singles