.Japan lost to Italy 2-1 in the Billie Jean Master Cup ladies’s group ping pong quarterfinals Saturday in Malaga, Spain.After Ena Shibahara gained her 2-hour, 44-minute opening songs match for Japan, globe No. 4 Jasmine Paolini beat 56th-ranked Moyuka Uchijima 6-3, 6-4 as well as came back to the court for a doubles succeed by the same rating.After being down 5-1 in the second set against Paolini and also Sara Errani, Shuko Aoyama and also Eri Hozumi kept Japan’s semifinal hopes to life through succeeding three straight games yet came up short in the end at Martin Carpena Field.Japan’s Ena Shibahara returns a try to Italy’s Elisabetta Cocciaretto during the course of the opening match of their Billie Jean Master Mug quarterfinal tie in Malaga, Spain, on Nov. 16, 2024.
(Kyodo).Italy was actually in 2015’s Billie Jean King Mug second best to Canada. Asia had actually entered the 12-team finals for the first time under the present tournament style that was offered in 2020.” I couldn’t succeed points at crucial moments,” Uchijima pointed out. “I really did not participate in that negative.
I assume I provided her an excellent match. This take in of playing among the globe’s best players are going to absolutely help my profession.”.Asia’s Moyuka Uchijima (R) speaks along with captain Ai Sugiyama throughout the Billie Jean Master Cup females’s crew ping pong quarterfinal tie against Italy on Nov. 16, 2024, in Malaga, Spain.Past world No.
1 Naomi Osaka was actually not able to play for Japan in the finals due to accident.In the very first suit of the Japan-Italy association, Shibahara arised from a set down to beat Elisabetta Cocciaretto 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.Associated protection:.Ping pong: Uchijima sheds to Olympic champ Zheng at Frying pan Pacific Open.