{"id":207136,"date":"2026-04-10T09:36:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T07:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=207136"},"modified":"2026-04-10T09:37:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T07:37:53","slug":"serbia-crushes-everything-in-its-path-our-female-tennis-players-taught-the-lithuanians-a-lesson-one-step-away-from-the-playoffs-for-the-world-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/serbia-crushes-everything-in-its-path-our-female-tennis-players-taught-the-lithuanians-a-lesson-one-step-away-from-the-playoffs-for-the-world-group\/","title":{"rendered":"SERBIA CRUSHES EVERYTHING IN ITS PATH: Our female tennis players taught the Lithuanians a lesson, one step away from the playoffs for the World Group!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>The Serbian women&#8217;s national tennis team defeated Lithuania 2:0 today in Oeiras, Portugal, in the third match of the second round of the Euro-African Group 1 of the Billie Jean King Cup.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first point for Serbia was brought by Natalija Seni\u0107, after she defeated Iveta Dapkute in two sets 6:0, 6:2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seni\u0107, the 366th ranked tennis player in the world, defeated the 805th on the WTA list after an hour and 12 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I played the match and managed to win, even though I didn&#8217;t feel my best physically. I managed to overcome that and give my maximum on the court. The atmosphere in the team is truly great and I am very grateful that I got the opportunity to play and fight for my country,&#8221; said Seni\u0107, as reported by the Tennis Federation of Serbia (TSS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second point for Serbia was brought by Mia Risti\u0107, who defeated Justina Mikulskite after three sets 7:6(1), 6:7 (3), 6:3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Risti\u0107 emphasized that it is a great pleasure for her to be part of the Serbian national team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;In the national team, we give our all every day, we encourage each other, we cheer. This was a long and difficult match and I am happy that I managed to pull out the victory. Although we don&#8217;t know the name of the opponent tomorrow yet, we know that we are all a team here, both the physiotherapists and the doctor, and we are all somewhat responsible for all of this. We can&#8217;t wait to go out on the court tomorrow and fight, to leave both heart and soul on the court for Serbia,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Serbia qualified as first in the group for the play-offs and will play against the first-placed selection from Group D (Portugal or Sweden).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In case of victory in that duel, Serbia will qualify for the play-offs for the World Group. 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The first point for Serbia was brought by Natalija Seni\u0107, after she defeated Iveta Dapkute in two sets 6:0, 6:2. 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