.Japan missed to Italy 2-1 in the Billie Jean King Mug women’s staff ping pong quarterfinals Saturday in Malaga, Spain.After Ena Shibahara won her 2-hour, 44-minute position singles match for Asia, globe No. 4 Jasmine Paolini defeated 56th-ranked Moyuka Uchijima 6-3, 6-4 and returned to the court for an increases succeed due to the very same rating.After being actually down 5-1 in the second set versus Paolini as well as Sara Errani, Shuko Aoyama as well as Eri Hozumi maintained Japan’s semifinal hopes alive through winning three straight video games however came up short eventually at Martin Carpena Arena.Asia’s Ena Shibahara returns a go to Italy’s Elisabetta Cocciaretto during the course of the position suit of their Billie Jean Master Mug quarterfinal tie in Malaga, Spain, on Nov. 16, 2024.
(Kyodo).Italy was actually in 2013’s Billie Jean King Mug runner-up to Canada. Japan had come into the 12-team finals for the first time under the existing competition layout that was introduced in 2020.” I couldn’t gain aspects at turning points,” Uchijima pointed out. “I really did not play that poor.
I presume I offered her a good fight. This experience of playing some of the world’s best gamers are going to undoubtedly aid my career.”.Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima (R) speaks along with leader Artificial intelligence Sugiyama during the Billie Jean King Cup women’s team tennis quarterfinal association against Italy on Nov. 16, 2024, in Malaga, Spain.Former globe No.
1 Naomi Osaka was actually not able to bet Asia in the finals because of personal injury.In the very first match of the Japan-Italy association, Shibahara arised from a put down to trump Elisabetta Cocciaretto 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.Associated protection:.Ping pong: Uchijima loses to Olympic champ Zheng at Pot Pacific Open.