{"id":258965,"date":"2022-11-14T03:24:16","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T03:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/11\/14\/switzerland-beat-australia-to-win-first-billie-jean-king-cup-title-tennis-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2022-11-14T03:24:16","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T03:24:16","slug":"switzerland-beat-australia-to-win-first-billie-jean-king-cup-title-tennis-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/11\/14\/switzerland-beat-australia-to-win-first-billie-jean-king-cup-title-tennis-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Switzerland beat Australia to win first Billie Jean King Cup title | Tennis News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>GLASGOW: Switzerland won their first <!-- -->Billie Jean King Cup<!-- --> title on Sunday after <!-- -->Belinda Bencic<!-- --> beat Australia&#8217;s <!-- -->Ajla Tomljanovic<!-- --> in straight sets in the second match of the finals to give them an unassailable 2-0 lead. <br \/>Jil Teichmann had earlier prevailed 6-3 4-6 6-3 over Storm Sanders in a thrilling contest to put Switzerland ahead before Olympic champion Bencic saw off Tomjlanovic 6-2 6-1 to clinch the best-of-three contest. <br \/>The teams also clashed in the semi-finals of last year&#8217;s event in Prague, where Teichmann overcame Sanders and Bencic defeated Tomljanovic before Switzerland went on to finish runners-up to Russia. <br \/>Olympic champion Bencic, who had not dropped a set all week, was in complete control against Tomljanovic and delivered a commanding performance, swiftly wrapping up victory in an hour and 15 minutes. <br \/>In a brilliant battle between two left handers, Teichmann dominated affairs in the first set but Sanders, struggling with a leg injury and needing courtside treatment, twice rallied from a break down in the second in a stirring revival. <br \/>A fatigued Sanders gifted Teichmann the key break for 3-2 in a game that lasted 11 minutes before the Swiss saw out a hard-fought victory in two hours and 18 minutes. <br \/>Seven-times winners Australia, looking for their first title since 1974, had also missed out in 2019, when they were beaten by France in Perth. <\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                  window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n                  const { TimesApps } = window;\n                  TimesApps.loadFBEvents = function() {\n                    (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                      if (f.fbq) return;\n                      n = f.fbq = function() {\n                        n.callMethod ? 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