Theoretically, the Polish national team should have already played the hosts. The match with Spain in Malaga was originally scheduled for Wednesday evening, at 5:00 p.m. However, the start of the competition had to be postponed. All because of the heavy rains that hit Andalusia that day. As a result, the decision was made to move the match to Friday morning , and the first battle was thus Thursday’s duel between the Japanese and Romanians.
The final tournament for the Billie Jean King Cup was opened yesterday. We have already learned the two quarter-final line-ups: Australia – Slovakia and Japan – Italy. The players from our southern neighbors sensationally eliminated the tennis players from the United States . Today, the Polish women will fight for a position in the best “8”. Our representatives will have a difficult task, because they will not only fight against their rivals, but also against the Spanish audience. It promises to be an interesting competition in Malaga.
Here are the squads for the Spain – Poland match. These players will fight for the quarter-finals of the BJK Cup Finals
A few dozen minutes before the first match, we learned the official nominations of both teams. It had been assumed for a long time that the second clash would be between Iga Świątek and Paula Badosa, the best rackets of Poland and Spain. However, the question was who would appear in the first competition. In our team, the choice was between Magdalena Fręch and Magda Linette . Ultimately, captain Dawid Celt chose the Poznań player. In this case, it can be called a small surprise, because the player from Łódź was ranked a dozen or so places higher in the ranking for the 2024 season.
