Slovakia vs Italy Prediction & Picks - Billie Jean King Cup

Prediction published on 11/19/24, 10:50 PM  by Lou Aguila | Modified on 11/19/24 at 10:52 PM in Tennis Picks

It’s Slovakia and Italy in the final of the Billie Jean King 2024. Slovakia will be gunning for their second Billie Jean Cup title, while Italy is eyeing their fifth title in this tournament. Slovakia dispatched Great Britain, which is represented by stars Emma Raducanu and Katie Bouter, to reach the championship round. Viktória Hrunčáková lost to Raducanu 6-4, 6-4 in the first match but Rebecca Šramková levelled the score at 1-1 with a masterful come-from-behind win over Bouter 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. In the deciding doubles match, the pair of Tereza Mihalíková and Viktória Hrunčáková overpowered Great Britain’s Olivia Nichols and Heather Watson 6-2, 6-2 to secure their spot in the final. Meanwhile, Italy advanced to the championship match after the golden pair of Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani defeated Iga Swiatek and Katarzyna Kawa 7-5. 7-5 in the deciding doubles match. Lucia Bronzetti put Italy on board first with a 6-4, 7-6 win over Magda Linette. Swiatek refused to go down without giving a fight as she gutted out a 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Jasmine Paolini. However, Paolini and Errani, who won the women’s doubles at the 2024 Olympics, proved to be superior over the newly-formed pairing of Kawa and Swiatek in the deciding doubles match.