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BJK Cup 2025: Italy begins its defense of the crown in a thrilling series against host China

Carlos Navarro | 16 Sep 2025 | 18.04
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Jasmine Paolini celebrates after an agonizing battle. Source: Getty
Jasmine Paolini celebrates after an agonizing battle. Source: Getty

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The new Billie Jean King Cup 2025 Finals, held in Shenzhen, China, could not have had a better start. The hosts may not share this opinion, as they agonizingly fell to defending champions Italy, but we witnessed two high-voltage matches with scripts full of major twists. Elisabetta Cocciaretto kicked off the title defense in a nearly 3-hour match where she was 4-6 and 3-5 down against Yue Yuan but displayed grit and character to survive and turn it around (4-6, 7-5, 7-5); Jasmine Paolini sealed the deal in another marathon, battling from being 4-6 and 3-5 down as well (same scoreline) and pulling off a Houdini-like escape (victory over Xinyu Wang by 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-4). A brilliant start to the tournament with Spain awaiting their quarterfinal match against Ukraine tomorrow.

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