Defending champions Italy shocked 18-time champions U.S.A. to retain the Billie Jean King Cup title.

Elisabetta Cocciaretto set them on their way to victory when she scored the first point in the tie. Cocciaretto upstaged Emma Navarro 6-4 6-4 to put Italy within touching distance of the trophy. Jasmine Paolini, who is the heartbeat of the Italian team, registered her first win in six tries against Jessica Pegula.

If the U.S.A. team needed any motivation to end their barren run in the competition (last title was in 2017), then they had it from the stands where Billie Jean King , for whom the tournament was rebranded in her honor, was seated in excitement and anticipation.

King won a combined 10 titles in the BJK Cup (formerly known as the Fed Cup) as both a player and team captain duri

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