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Slovenska ženska teniška reprezentanca se bo 10. in 11. aprila v finalu kvalifikacij za nastop na zaključnem turnirju pokala Billie Jean King pomerila s Španijo. Dvoboj bo potekal v TC Portorož. Slovenke pa bodo nastopile v najmočnejši zasedbi.

Slovenke za zaključni turnir proti Špankam.

Kapetanka slovenske reprezentance Maša Zec Peškirič je namreč nominirala naslednjih pet igralk: Kajo Juvan (92. WTA), Veroniko Erjavec (102. WTA) , Tamaro Zidanšek (148. WTA) , Dalilo Jakupović (377. WTA)  in Niko Radišić (811. WTA).

Slovenke, ki so na lestvici pokala BJK na 18. mestu, v dvoboj vstopajo po uspešnem novembrskem nastopu v Indiji, kjer so premagale Nizozemsko in gostiteljico Indijo ter si priborile napredovanje v višji rang tekmovanja. Z morebitno zmago proti Španiji bi si Slovenija drugič v zgodovini zagotovila nastop na zaključnem turnirju najprestižnejšega reprezentančnega tekmovanja v ženskem tenisu.

Špansko reprezentanco, ki je na lestvici pokala Billie Jean King trenutno peta na svetu, vodi nekdanja vrhunska igralka Carla Suárez Navarro. V ekipi so Cristina Bucsa (31. WTA) , Kaitlin Quevedo (133. WTA) , Leyre Romero Gormaz (144. WTA) , Guiomar Maristany Zuleta de Reales (171. WTA) in Sara Sorribes Tormo (449. WTA). V ekipi tako ni Jessice Bouzas Maneiro (50. WTA) in Paule Badose (106. WTA). Badosa je bila leta 2022 celo druga igralka na svetu.

Kapetanka Maša Zec Peškirič pred obračunom poudarja optimizem in samozavest v slovenski ekipi: »Približujemo se velikemu teniškemu dogodku v Portorožu. Ekipa je znana. Vsi se zelo veselimo tekem in komaj čakamo, da pokažemo, kaj znamo.«

Slovenske igralke že zdaj vabijo navijače, da jih v Portorožu podprejo v čim večjem številu.

📅 Pokal Billie Jean King

📍 Tenis center Portorož

🎾 10.–11. april 2026



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