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Russia win Billie Jean King Cup for fifth time
Updated On: 08 November, 2021 06:45 AM IST | Prague | AP
Daria Kasatkina beat Jil Teichmann 6-2, 6-4 and Liudmila Samsonova overpowered Olympic champion Belinda Bencic 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
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Team Russia (L-R) Liudmila Samsonova, Ekaterina Alexandrova, captain Igor Andreev, Veronika Kudermetova, Anastasia Pavluchenkova, Daria Kasatkina pose for media. Pic/ AFP
Russia won both singles matches to defeat Switzerland 2-0 in the final of the Billie Jean King Cup on Saturday.
Daria Kasatkina beat Jil Teichmann 6-2, 6-4 and Liudmila Samsonova overpowered Olympic champion Belinda Bencic 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to bring Russia its fifth title overall in the team competition previously known as the Fed Cup.
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