Canada falls to Japan in Billie Jean King Cup

Canada was unable to qualify for the Billie Jean King Cup finals after Japan pulled off a 2-1 comeback victory on Sunday.

Victoria Mboko acquired Canada off to begin after successful the opening singles match, outlasting Ena Shibahara 6-4, 6-7(8), 7-5 in a marathon match that lasted nearly three hours on the indoor exhausting courtroom.

Japan was capable of flip issues round after Moyuka Uchijima beat Marina Stakusic 6-3, 6-3 to tie the collection.

It then got here all the way down to a doubles match with Rebecca Marino and Kayla Cross going up towards Shibahara and Shuko Aoyama. The Japanese duo was capable of come out on high with a 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 victory.

Canada entered the winner-take-all conflict after beating Romania 3-0. Now Canada will head right into a playoff spherical to compete for entry into the finals.

Japan will make its second look within the finals after shedding to Italy within the quarterfinals final yr.