USA vs Great Britain BJK Cup Prediction 9/20/2025 Today’s Tennis Picks

18-time champions the USA will face Great Britain in the second semifinal at the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup in Shenzhen, China. That tie is scheduled for Saturday, September 20. Here’s our USA vs Great Britain Billie Jean King Cup prediction. This preview will also include a USA vs Great Britain Billie Jean King Cup pick.

USA vs Great Britain Billie Jean King Cup Preview

18-time champions the USA survived a tense quarterfinal showdown against Kazakhstan, winning 2-1. Emma Navarro saved two match points in the third-set tie-break to beat Yulia Putintseva and set the Americans on the way to victory. But Jessica Pegula lost the second singles rubber in one-sided fashion to Elena Rybakina, and that meant the tie was settled in doubles.

And the USA could call on the expertise of doubles number one Taylor Townsend, who partnered Pegula to beat the Kazakhstani duo of Putintseva and Rybakina in straight sets. The USA have won one BJK Cup title this century, which was eight years ago, and are through to their first semifinal since 2021. 

Great Britain, meanwhile, recorded an emphatic 2-0 win over Japan, who were missing their star player, Naomi Osaka, due to injury. Sonay Kartal got the Brits off to a winning start in the tie, beating Ena Shibahara 6-3, 7-6 in an hour and 36 minutes. Kartal won 72% of first serve points (28/39) and 81% of second serve points (13/16), while saving one of two break points.

Then it was Katie Boulter’s turn to complete the victory, and the World No. 55 was too good for Moyuka Uchijima. Boulter dropped just three games in a dominant performance where she converted all five break points she created in the match. Great Britain will contest their third semifinal in four years at the Billie Jean King Cup.

USA vs Great Britain Billie Jean King Cup Head-To-Head

Great Britain have lost 9 of 10 meetings against the USA in the Billie Jean King Cup. This will be their first clash in this tournament since 1992.

USA vs Great Britain Billie Jean King Cup Prediction

I don’t expect plenty of changes in the lineups, so it will be more of the same from the two team captains. So, we should get Pegula vs Kartal and Navarro vs Boulter in singles. And with that, Pegula would need to step up in singles. She was completely outplayed by Rybakina in the quarterfinals. It will be on her racket, though, this time, and barring a minor miracle, the USA should ease into the final.

Nur Said's Pick: USA to win tie 2-0