Australia Tops Brazil to Reach 2026 BJK Cup Qualifier as Brazil Falls to Americas Group I

Overview

• Kimberly Birrell beat 15-year-old Naná Silva 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 to put Australia ahead in the playoff tie.
• Maya Joint defeated Laura Pigossi 2-6, 7-5, 6-1 after a lengthy rain delay, closing out the 2-0 result.
• Pigossi led by a break in the second set and held a match point before Joint turned the match around.
• Brazil finished second in the Hobart triangular as Portugal also missed out and drops to Europe/Africa Group I for 2026.
• Brazil had opened with a 3-0 sweep of Portugal that marked the nation’s 100th tie victory, with Naná Silva equaling Bia Haddad Maia as the youngest Brazilian match-winner in the event.