Russia will face Switzerland in the final of the Billie Jean King Cup.
Veronika Kudermetova and Liudmila Samsonova defeated the American pair of Shelby Rogers and Coco Vandeweghe 6-3, 6-3 after the teams split the two singles matches of their semifinal."We feel amazing,'' Kudermetova said.The Russians will play Switzerland in Saturday's final at Prague's O2 Arena. The Swiss reached their first final since finishing runner-up in 1998 by winning both singles matches in straight sets to take an unassailable 2-0 lead against Australia.
Samsonova, who also beat Stephens at this year's Wimbledon, was making her singles debut for Russia and said she was"a little bit nervous.''For Stephens, it was her first loss in the competition since the 2017 final, ending a streak of five wins. Collins recovered from two breaks down in the opening set before the Russian saved a set point in the tiebreaker to take the lead.
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