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US into Billie Jean King Cup semifinals after beating Kazakhstan
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Taylor Townsend and Jessica Pegula, of the United States play against Elena Rybakina and Yulia Putintseva, of Kazakhstan during the Billie Jean King Cup quarterfinals tennis doubles match, at the Shenzhen Bay Sports Center Arena, in Shenzhen, China's Guangdong province, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. - photo by AP Photo/Andy Wong
SHENZHEN, China (AP) — Jessica Pegula and Taylor Townsend sent the United States into the Billie Jean King Cup semifinals for the first time since 2021 after beating Kazakhstan 2-1 on Thursday. Pegula and Townsend topped Yulia Putintseva and Elena Rybakina 6-2, 7-6 (1) in the deciding doubles. In singles, Emma Navarro defeated Putintseva 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (6) and Rybakina evened the quarterfinal by dispatching Pegula 6-4, 6-1.