Spain, for the miracle in the BJK Cup against the almighty Czechia

Spain faces an almost impossible mission this Friday (11 Spanish time) in the semifinals of the Billie Jean King Cup. The team led by Carla Suárez faces off with the top favorite for the title, a almighty Czechia which has a luxury team that includes two top 10 players and the best doubles player in the world.

It will be the first semifinal for Spain since 2008Without a doubt, an achievement for a very solid team that has already shown against Kazakhstan that it knows how to suffer and is not afraid of anyone.

If against the Kazakh team Spain benefited from the loss of the new number 1 in world tennis, Elena RybakinaThere won’t be such luck against the Czech Republic.

Linda Noskova, sixth in the world and Wimbledon champion, and Karolina Muchova (8), their rival in the final in London, lead a team that completes Marie Bouzkova (26) and Katerina Siniakovanumber one in doubles, an arsenal that already showed its potential in the quarter-final tie, where they beat Great Britain 2-0 without needing to field either Muchova or Siniakova.

Spain will arrive much more worn out, especially Cristina Bucsawho played two tough three-set matches on Wednesday, having recently arrived from Mexico, where she won the Guadalajara tournament in its doubles category.

“It has been a long day, but all the energy of the team has made me give everything until my last drop“explained Bucsa after accumulating four hours and one minute of competition.

Bucsa and Sorribes, champions in Madrid and bronze medalists in Paris 2024, saved 20 of the 22 breaking points they faced against Anna Danilina and Zhibek Kulambayeva.

Their 6-2, 7-5 victory confirmed that Spain has a reliable partner, although a possible doubles against the Czech Republic would increase the difficulty even more due to the presence of Siniakova.

The big unknown is whether Carla Suárez will keep the block who eliminated Kazakhstan, with Bouzas and Bucsa in the singles, or will enter Kaitlin Quevedo (73), champion on Monday in Sao Paulo, to seek the surprise.