Carla Suárez, captain of the BJK Cup, before the semifinal against the Czech favorites: “We continue with the dream of lifting the title”
Brave, without complexes in the face of what is coming, Carla Suarez is determined to motivate her players to completely release themselves and look up after reaching Spain the semi-finals of the Billie Jean King Cup 18 years after the last time.
Taking advantage of the absence of the world number 1 and brand new champion of the US Open, Elena Rybakinathe team led by Suárez has won the quarterfinals against Kazakhstan (2-1) thanks to the third and final doubles point, added by Cristina Bucsa and Sara Sorribes in view of Anna Danilina and Zhibek Kulambayeva6-2 and 7-5.
Jessica Bouzas made it 1-0 in the tie Shenzhen (China) in view of Sonja Zhiyenbayeva (6-2, 6-2), but the Kazakhs equalized the series with the victory of Yulia Putintseva over Bucsa, 6-2, 3-6 and 6-1, capable of overcoming the defeat and forming the winning duo alongside Sorribes.
Spain will be measured on Friday (11:00 a.m.) in the semifinals against one of the big favorites, the Czech Republica great team with two individual world top-10s, Linda Noskova (6th) and Karolina Muchova (8th), two other top-30 tennis players, Marie Bouzkova (26th) and Sara Bejlek (28th), and No. 1 in doubles, Katerina Siniakova.
On the other side of the picture, Ukraine-Belgium and China-Italy The protagonists of the other semifinal will decide this Thursday. Be that as it may, Carla Suarez exudes optimism after the triumphant debut of the Spanish women.
“It is a group that is very united and I think they deserve it and they have performed at the level of the competition. I think it is something very positive for women’s tennis and for the Spanish Federation, being among the best countries in the world is something that benefits us. We continue with the dream of lifting the title,” said the captain in statements provided by the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation (RFET).
“For me Czech Republic “They are one of the favorite rivals,” said Carla. “They come with a very complete team. With a captain who has a lot of experience in this competition, she won it as a player and that competitive spirit is going to be transferred to her players,” Suárez explained, referring to Barbora Strycova.
For me, the Czech Republic is one of my favorite rivals, but my goal is for my players to recover, to be able to be at 100% and to make them confident that they can win that tie.
Spanish captain of the BJK Cup
“They have a Wimbledon champion and they perform very well in singles and doubles, but my goal is for my players to recover, so that they can be at 100% and make them confident that they can win that tie,” added Carla Suárez about Linda Noskovathe last champion in the ‘Cathedral’ of tenniss.
