Slovakia beat Australia 2-0 in Malaga on Sunday to qualify for the semi-finals of the BJK Cup. BJK Cup tennis tournament. The Slovaks had not reached the last four of the competition since 2013, when they were beaten by Russia. They will face either defending champions Canada or the British in the last quarter at the end of the day.

In the other part of the draw, Italy, the outgoing finalists led by Jasmine Paolini (world no. 4), will face Poland on Monday, led by Iga Swiatek (no. 2). Having beaten the Americans in the first round, the Slovaks saw off the Australians, finalists in 2019 and 2022, in two diametrically opposed matches. Viktoria Hruncakova, ranked 241st in the world, took the first point against Kimberly Birrell, 115th, after 2h30 of play 7-5, 6-7 (4/7), 6-3. Second singles lasted just over an hour. Diminished by a knee injury from the 3rd game, Ajla Tomljanovic (85th) was beaten 6-1, 6-2 by Rebecca Sramkova (43rd).