{"id":12211,"date":"2023-04-16T14:45:01","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T14:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/tennis-slovenia-stage-comeback-to\/"},"modified":"2023-04-16T14:49:34","modified_gmt":"2023-04-16T14:49:34","slug":"tennis-slovenia-stage-comeback-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/tennis-slovenia-stage-comeback-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennis-Slovenia stage comeback to beat Romania in delayed BJK Cup qualifier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(Reuters) &#8211;     Slovenia pulled off a remarkable comeback to beat Romania and reach the Billie Jean King Cup finals in a qualifying tie that was held over to Sunday because of rain.<\/p>\n<p>The deciding doubles rubber in Koper saw home pair Kaja Juvan and Tamara Zidansek come from a set down to beat Romanian duo Irina Maria Bara and Monica Niculescu 4-6 6-2 6-4.<\/p>\n<p>Slovenia joined eight other nations who qualified for the 12-nation final that will be contested in November.<\/p>\n<p>Holders Switzerland and runners-up Australia were exempt to the finals while there will also be one wild card nation.<\/p>\n<p>Romania looked in complete control after winning both of Friday&#8217;s singles rubbers, but Slovenia hit back on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Zidansek beat Ana Bogdan 3-6 7-6(4) 7-5 and Juvan overcame Jaqueline Cristian in straight sets to take it to a decider.<\/p>\n<p>Rain halted Slovenia&#8217;s momentum on Saturday evening but they came back to finish the job on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The other winners from the qualifiers were: France, Spain, Italy, Czech Republic, Canada, United States, Kazakhstan and Germany.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p> (Reporting by Martyn Herman, editing by Pritha Sarkar)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/tennis-slovenia-stage-comeback-to\/billie-jean-king-cup-qualifiers-slovenia-v-romania\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportSportsNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3F04K-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3F04K-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/tennis-slovenia-stage-comeback-to\/billie-jean-king-cup-qualifiers-slovenia-v-romania-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportSportsNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3F04I-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3F04I-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/tennis-slovenia-stage-comeback-to\/billie-jean-king-cup-qualifiers-slovenia-v-romania-3\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportSportsNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3F04J-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3F04J-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/tennis-slovenia-stage-comeback-to\/billie-jean-king-cup-qualifiers-slovenia-v-romania-4\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportSportsNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3F04L-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3F04L-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/tennis-slovenia-stage-comeback-to\/billie-jean-king-cup-qualifiers-slovenia-v-romania-5\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportSportsNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3F04M-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3F04M-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Reuters) &#8211; Slovenia pulled off a remarkable comeback to beat Romania and reach the Billie Jean King Cup finals in a qualifying tie that was held over to Sunday because of rain. 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