.Japan missed to Italy 2-1 in the Billie Jean King Mug ladies’s group tennis quarterfinals Saturday in Malaga, Spain.After Ena Shibahara gained her 2-hour, 44-minute position singles match for Asia, world No. 4 Jasmine Paolini defeated 56th-ranked Moyuka Uchijima 6-3, 6-4 and went back to the court for an increases succeed due to the exact same rating.After being actually down 5-1 in the 2nd set versus Paolini and also Sara Errani, Shuko Aoyama and Eri Hozumi maintained Japan’s semifinal hopes alive by winning three straight activities but came up short in the long run at Martin Carpena Arena.Asia’s Ena Shibahara returns a shot to Italy’s Elisabetta Cocciaretto during the position suit of their Billie Jean King Mug quarterfinal tie in Malaga, Spain, on Nov. 16, 2024.
(Kyodo).Italy was in 2014’s Billie Jean King Cup runner-up to Canada. Japan had actually entered the 12-team finals for the first time under the present tournament format that was actually launched in 2020.” I could not win factors at crucial moments,” Uchijima claimed. “I failed to participate in that bad.
I presume I provided her an excellent battle. This take in of playing one of the world’s best players will undoubtedly help my profession.”.Asia’s Moyuka Uchijima (R) speaks along with leader Ai Sugiyama during the Billie Jean Master Mug females’s staff ping pong quarterfinal connection against Italy on Nov. 16, 2024, in Malaga, Spain.Past planet No.
1 Naomi Osaka was actually not able to bet Japan in the finals as a result of trauma.In the very first match of the Japan-Italy tie, Shibahara came from a set down to beat Elisabetta Cocciaretto 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.Relevant coverage:.Ping pong: Uchijima drops to Olympic champ Zheng at Frying pan Pacific Open.