Thanks to the brilliant performance of Jasmine Paolini, Italy defeated Slovakia 2-0 and won the Billie Jean King Cup tennis tournament title for the fifth time. World number four Paolini defeated Rebecca Shramkova 6-2, 6-1 in the second singles match. Earlier, Lucia Bronzetti defeated Victoria Hanchakova 6-2, 6-4.
After this there was no need for doubles match. Italy finished runner-up last year, losing to Canada in the final. But this time he achieved the feat of becoming champion for the first time since 2013. Paolini’s performance in the current season has been excellent. She was the runner-up at Wimbledon, at the French Open, at Roland Garros and at the All England Club.
