Portuguese Matilde Jorge 21 yrs old celebrated a Grand Slam victory by beating American Elvina Kalieva in two straight in the first round of Roland Garros qualifying.
The first match in the 'qualifying' of the 'major' Paris the Vimaranense, currently ranked 251. which is imposed against an opponent (135.a) higher in the hierarchy, by 7-6 (7-4) and 7-5, after two hours e 12 minutes.
With their match against Denmark concluded (a 3-0 defeat), the women's national team will now face Sweden for first place in Pool D of the Europe-Africa Zone of the Billie Jean King Cup, currently being held at the Jamor Tennis Complex.
Thanks to victories against Germany and Denmark, Portugal has already secured its place in Group I of the Europe-Africa Zone, and its qualification for the knockout stage now depends on the outcome of the match against Sweden.
Francisca and Matilde Jorge defeated Emma Kamper and Sophia Izabella in the doubles match this Thursday, confirming Portugal's overwhelming victory over Denmark in the Group I qualifying round of the Europe-Africa Zone of the Billie Jean King Cup.
After the triumphs of Angelina Voloshchuk (372nd WTA) and Francisca Jorge in the singles, held late Wednesday night, the doubles duel was postponed until today and, against the Danish pair, the sisters from Guimarães, holders of 25 international titles in the variant, had little difficulty in confirming their theoretical favoritism, with scores of 6-1 and 6-3.
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