The qualification matches for the Billie Jean King Cup between Japan and Kazakhstan have concluded in Tokyo. In the final game, Anna Danilina and Zhibek Kulambayeva defeated the 20th-ranked pair in the world, Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara, in a thrilling match with a score of 7:6 (9:7), 3:6, 11:9.
The overall score of the confrontation was 3:1, securing the Japanese team a spot in the final stage of the team world championship. The Kazakhstani team will compete in the Billie Jean King Cup playoffs in November this year. Prior to this, in the first match of the second day of play, Yulia Putintseva lost to Nao Hibino 4:6, 6:3, 6:7 (7:9).
