BJK Cup 2025: The matchups for the Italy-Ukraine semifinal are set!

This Friday in Shenzhen, Italy, the defending champion, faces Ukraine, which is making a historic run by reaching the Billie Jean King Cup semifinals for the first time. The two nations will fight for a place in the final with exciting duels on the horizon.

At 11 a.m. (French time), the Billie Jean King Cup 2025 semifinals will take place. In Shenzhen, the first match will be between Italy, the defending champion, and Ukraine. The three duels scheduled for the day are now known and were officially announced by the tournament this Friday morning.

Thus, in the first match, Elisabetta Cocciaretto will face Marta Kostyuk, both of whom won their singles matches in the quarterfinals. Next, there will be the highly anticipated clash between Jasmine Paolini and Elina Svitolina.

In the event of a tie at the end of these two singles matches, the doubles match will decide the two nations: the pair Sara Errani/Jasmine Paolini, specialists in the discipline, will be opposed to the team of Lyudmyla and Nadiia Kichenok.