The Polish national team advanced to the semi-finals of the Billie Jean King Cup. In the first match, Magdalena Fręch lost to Marie Bouzkova, and then Iga Świątek defeated Linda Noskova, and in a pair with Katarzyna Kawa, she managed to beat Bouzkova and Katerina Siniakova. For Polish women, this is the first time in history that they have advanced to this stage of the tournament.
It’s incredible what Linda Noskova did. With this move she gave happiness to Ida Świątek
The most exciting match was between Świątek and Noskova, which is evidenced by the fact that it lasted 2 hours and 40 minutes. In the first set, the Pole won 7:6(4) after a tie-break, and in the second, the Czech triumphed 6:4. The third set, which was also even, was decisive. Świątek led 6:5 and 40:30 on her opponent’s serve.
After Noskova’s excellent serve, it seemed that we would soon be facing an advantage game and another tie-break. Świątek had problems passing the ball to her opponent’s side, and she could have ended the action with an atomic strike. She wanted to do so, but somehow, she missed. At the most important moment, she simply threw the ball out of court and lost the set 5:7, and the match 1:2.
“A squeezable victory worth an oxygen tank for Polish women in the Billie Jean King Cup” – wrote Agnieszka Niedziałek from Sport.pl right after the situation. The entire match was squeezable, and this point was Świątek’s great luck and Noskova’s bad luck.
What if Noskova had hit that ball?” – fans wonder on the X website. “My God, such a mistake at such a moment…” – writes another tennis fan. “It’s a shame she didn’t hit it. This amazing match could have gone to another tie-break” – we read further. Many people really regret that the Czech didn’t hit it. There are probably no Polish fans or Iga Świątek in this group.
After winning against Noskova, Świątek played in doubles, and there, with Katarzyna Kawa, they sealed their advancement to the semifinals. The Polish team will face the Italians, last year’s finalists.
