.Asia lost to Italy 2-1 in the Billie Jean Master Cup women’s staff ping pong quarterfinals Saturday in Malaga, Spain.After Ena Shibahara gained her 2-hour, 44-minute position songs match for Asia, world No. 4 Jasmine Paolini defeated 56th-ranked Moyuka Uchijima 6-3, 6-4 and also went back to the court for a doubles succeed by the same rating.After being down 5-1 in the second collection against Paolini and Sara Errani, Shuko Aoyama and also Eri Hozumi maintained Asia’s semifinal hopes alive by gaining three upright activities yet came up short in the long run at Martin Carpena Field.Asia’s Ena Shibahara returns a go to Italy’s Elisabetta Cocciaretto during the course of the position suit of their Billie Jean King Mug quarterfinal incorporate Malaga, Spain, on Nov. 16, 2024.
(Kyodo).Italy was last year’s Billie Jean Master Mug second best to Canada. Asia had entered into the 12-team finals for the first time under the current event style that was actually presented in 2020.” I couldn’t win aspects at crucial moments,” Uchijima claimed. “I didn’t participate in that bad.
I think I gave her an excellent battle. This experience of participating in one of the planet’s leading gamers are going to certainly aid my profession.”.Asia’s Moyuka Uchijima (R) talks with captain Ai Sugiyama in the course of the Billie Jean King Mug ladies’s staff tennis quarterfinal connection against Italy on Nov. 16, 2024, in Malaga, Spain.Previous planet No.
1 Naomi Osaka was not able to play for Asia in the finals as a result of accident.In the very first suit of the Japan-Italy tie, Shibahara stemmed from a set down to defeat Elisabetta Cocciaretto 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.Associated protection:.Ping pong: Uchijima sheds to Olympic champ Zheng at Frying pan Pacific Open.