Billie Jean King Cup | Italian Lucia Bronzetti wins first victory in final

(Málaga) The Italian Lucia Bronzetti, 78^e world player, won her country’s first victory in the Billie Jean King Cup final on Wednesday thanks to her 6-2, 6-4 victory against Slovak Viktoria Hrunčáková (238^e).

In case of victory of Jasmine Paolini (4^e) against Rebecca Sramkova (43^e) in the second singles of the evening, Italy will win its fifth title in the national team competition, after those of 2006, 2009, 2010 and 2013.

After a first round which quickly turned to the advantage of the Italian (6-2), the second round was more uncertain. Hrunčáková took her opponent’s serve with a shutout to lead 4-2.

But Bronzetti’s slump did not last: the Italian immediately counter-broken, before easily pocketing her serve and in turn taking that of Hrunčáková with a shutout.

Stunned by the turn of the match, the Slovak lost the next four points, Bronzetti winning on her first match point on a winning service.