Austria's tennis women just fail in the Billie Jean King Cup!

Austria's tennis women just fail in the Billie Jean King Cup!

Vilnius, Litauen - On April 8, 2025, the Austrian tennis women have to accept a bitter defeat in the Billie-Jean King Cup. In their first game against Croatia, they are subject to 1: 2. The match took place in Vilnius and offered the spectators exciting, albeit challenging encounters.

The starting point was already tense before the first surcharge. Tamara Kostic was unable to get a dot against the Croatian player Petra Marcinko and lost 1: 6, 1: 6. The Austrian hope thus rested on Julia Grabher, who prevailed in a strong appearance against Antonia Ruzic and achieved the only win for her team. With a clear 6: 4, 6: 0, grabher secured the interim equalization.

crucial double

The decisive double had to clarify the outcome of the game. Here Grabher and Ekaterina Perelygina competed against the Croatian duo Tara Würth and Petra Marcinko. After an exciting match tiebreak, the Austrians had to give up 3: 6, 6: 4, 7:10. This sealed the defeat, and captain Marion Maruska is now under pressure to achieve at least one victory in the upcoming encounters against Latvia and Portugal to avoid relegation.

The Billie-Jean King Cup is considered the most important competition for national teams in women's tennis. Historically, the history of the competition sounds fascinating: The idea of a competition between women's teams in 1919 was founded by Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman. The first Federation Cup took place in 1963, and until 1995 this competition became known under the name Federation Cup. In 2010 the Fed Cup was also broadcast in the stereoscopic 3D process, and in 2020 the competition received its current name in honor of Billie Jean King.

The best two teams in the group play for the promotion, while the pressure on the Austrian team increases in the upcoming matches. The challenge remains great in this prestigious tournament, which has played an important role in international women's tennis since it was founded.