Dhaka, April 13 -- Elena Rybakina and Yulia Putintseva powered Kazakhstan into the Billie Jean King Cup finals with an emphatic romp over Colombia on Friday, dropping just four games between them.
World number 10 Rybakina blitzed past Yuliana Lizarazo at Pat Rafter Arena in Brisbane 6-1, 6-2 in only 55 minutes to improve her singles record to 9-1 at the event, which was previously known as the Fed Cup.
Putintseva was even more ruthless against 18-year-old Valentina Mediorreal, who endured a horror tournament debut in a 6-0, 6-1 drubbing over just 37 minutes.
Such was the world number 23's dominance that Mediorreal won just 14 points, and only three on her first serve.
"We're super happy and excited to play (the finals) in Shenzhen," sai...