The women’s tennis teams of
Kazakhstan concluded their performance in Tokyo in the Billie Jean King Cup
2024 Qualifiers with a victorious match against Japan. In doubles, Kazakh
athletes Anna Danilina and Zhibek Kulambayeva defeated Ena Shibahara and Shuko
Aoyama with a score of 7:6, 3:6, 11:9. This is the second time their duo have
secured victories for the Kazakh tennis team.
“I’m so excited to have won! It’s
a great honor for me to play for the national team, precisely at this stage, in
such a stadium where the crowd is cheering and watching. The match was
emotionally very tough, especially the match balls. We’ve missed two match balls,
the third one was successful,” Kulambayeva said.
“It was a very tough tie. We
tried our best to participate very well and, of course, it helped playing at
home. All girls were amazing this weekend and just a little bit lucky,” said
Danilina.
It should be noted that earlier
the Kazakh team, comprised of Anna Danilina, Zhibek Kulambayeva, Yulia
Putintseva, Zarina Dias, and Aruzhan Sagandykova, lost to the women’s tennis
team of Japan in three singles matches. The draw will take place in a week,
after which the names of the next opponents of the domestic athletes in the
playoffs of the Billie Jean King Cup 2024 in November will be known.
Editor: Aizhan
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