
Czech tennis players beat the Ukrainian team in the final of the tournament in Shenzhen
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The Czech national team won the trophy, which was previously called the Fed Cup, for the 12th time. The Ukrainian national team reached the finals of this tournament for the first time in its history.
Tennis players of the Czech national team beat the Ukrainian team in the final match of the Billie Jean King Cup, which took place in Shenzhen, China.
The meeting ended with a score of 2-0 in favor of the Czechs. Karolina Muchova (8th racket of the world) defeated Angelina Kalinina (48) with a score of 6:2, 6:3, and Linda Noskova (6) beat Elina Svitolina (7) with a score of 6:3, 7:6 (7:5).
The Czech national team won the trophy for the 12th time in history and for the first time since 2018. Then the tournament was called the Federation Cup. Only American women won it more often (18). The Ukrainian national team played in the final for the first time.

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