Tennis
Billie Jean King Cup 2025 LIVE: India go down fighting to Slovenia - HIGHLIGHTS
Solvenia progress through to the qualifiers of the 2026 Billie Jean King Cup.
The Indian squad, seen here with Karnataka’s upcoming players, ahead of its Billie Jean King Cup 2025 qualifiers fixture. (Photo credit: Special arrangement)
Day two of the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs saw hosts India in Group G action on Saturday night at the S.M. Krishna Tennis Stadium in Bangalore.
India has never reached the World Group Qualifiers, but despite being underdogs, the team rallied around its players to make a fist out of the campaign.
Solvenia came into this fixture after enjoying a successful outing on Friday night by beating the fancied Netherlands 2-1.
That outcome meant that India’s fixture against Solvenia on Saturday was a must-win outing.
Despite putting up a brave fight, India went down 1-2 on the night.
The highlights, as it happened:
Live Updates
- 15 Nov 2025 1:13 PM GMT
Match 2 | Set 1: India 3 - 4 Slovenia
Sahaja double faults on break point and hands the game to Juvan.
We've got the first break of the match and Slovenia has its nose in front here.
- 15 Nov 2025 1:07 PM GMT
Match 2 | Set 1: India 3 - 3 Slovenia
Sahaja fails to convert a couple of break-point opportunities in that game!
Could those missed opportunities come back to haunt her later in the set?
- 15 Nov 2025 12:58 PM GMT
Match 2 | Set 1: India 3 - 2 Slovenia
Sahaja holds serve yet again!!
She is striking the ball well at the moment and moving Juvan around the court quiet a bit as well.
This has been a good start from the Indian.
- 15 Nov 2025 12:52 PM GMT
Set 1: India 2 - 1 Slovenia
Sahaja is quick off the blocks and holds serve to lead.
- 15 Nov 2025 12:43 PM GMT
Set 1: India 1 - 0 Slovenia
Sahaja holds serve to get on the board in the first game.
- 15 Nov 2025 12:05 PM GMT
Up next is Sahaja Yamalapalli and she takes on Kaya Juvan in the second singles rubber of the tie
Sahaja is ranked 344 while the Slovenian (ranked 102) will prove to be a formidable opponent.
- 15 Nov 2025 12:03 PM GMT
Set 3: India 1 - 5 Slovenia
Shrivalli is broken yet again.
A listless backhand slice to the net is perhaps indication enough that the young Indian has nothing left in the tank.
- 15 Nov 2025 11:57 AM GMT
Set 3: India 1 - 4 Slovenia
Zidansek consolidates and extends the lead in this decider.
