Czechia is back on top of the Billie Jean King Cup for the first time since 2018. Karolína Muchová beat Anhelina Kalinina 6-2, 6-3 before Linda Nosková held off Elina Svitolina 6-3, 7-6(5) to complete a 2-0 victory over Ukraine in Sunday's final in Shenzhen. The championship is Czechia's 12th, second only to the United States in competition history.
Muchová gave Czechia a commanding start. Kalinina had won all three of her matches earlier in the week, but the world #8 broke her twice in the first set, never faced a break point and allowed her only three points on return in the second. Muchová closed the match with a forehand winner to put Czechia one win from the title.
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