{"id":394626,"date":"2022-11-13T22:51:09","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T03:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=394626"},"modified":"2022-11-14T07:51:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T12:51:41","slug":"switzerland-win-maiden-billie-jean-king-cup","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/switzerland-win-maiden-billie-jean-king-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Switzerland win maiden Billie Jean King Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Belinda Bencic beat Australia&#8217;s Ajla Tomljanovic in straight sets at Glasgow&#8217;s Emirates Arena on Sunday to secure Switzerland&#8217;s first Billie Jean King Cup title.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udded \ud83c\udfc6 SWITZERLAND ARE WORLD CHAMPIONS \ud83c\udfc6 \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udded<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BJKCupFinals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#BJKCupFinals<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DvZRbh7YiE\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/DvZRbh7YiE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Billie Jean King Cup (@BJKCup) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BJKCup\/status\/1591860441437065216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The win gave the Swiss an unassailable 2-0 lead after Jil Teichmann outlasted Storm Sanders 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in the opening singles match.<\/p>\n<p>Bencic had not dropped a set all week and extended that streak by beating Tomljanovic 6-2, 6-1 as Switzerland clinched the biggest prize in women&#8217;s team tennis for the first time<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WORLD CHAMPIONS \ud83c\udf89\ud83c\udf89\ud83c\udf89\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udded\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udded\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udded <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa5 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BJKCup?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@BJKCup<\/a> \ud83c\udfa5 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OIJyja29uz\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/OIJyja29uz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jil Teichmann (@jilteichmann) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jilteichmann\/status\/1592097016133586946?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Swiss had never won the competition, formerly known as the Fed Cup, losing the final in 1998 and again last year.<\/p>\n<p>Australia won it seven times, but the last was in 1974. 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