Poland and Italy qualified for the semi-finals of the Billie Jean King Cup

Paolini makes Italy win

The Japanese Ena Shibahara, 135th in the world, brought the first point of her quarter-final, beating the odds against Elisabetta Cocciaretto (3-6, 6-4, 6-4), ranked 54th. But Jasmine Paolini, 4th at the WTA and finalist at Roland-Garros and Wimbledon this year, tied the two teams, beating Moyuka Uchijima (6-3, 6-4).