Paolini and Sara Errani defeated Swiatek and Katarzyna Kawa 7-5, 7-5 in the deciding doubles to put Italy through to the final for the second year in a row.

Iga Swiatek and Poland “fought until the end”, but it wasn’t to be as they lost their Billie Jean King Cup semi-final tie ...

Italian Olympic gold medalists Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini beat Katarzyna Kawa and Iga Swiatek to secure a hard-fought, ...

To make matters even worse for the Polish team, Errani used an underarm serve on the match point, trying to catch Swiatek off-guard. The Pole returned the ball with her backhand but then missed a ...