Spain will face Canada and Poland in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals

MADRID, 24 May. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Spanish team will face Canada and Poland in the group stage of the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup Finals, which will be held in Seville between November 7 and 12, according to the draw held this Wednesday in London.

The team led by Anabel Medina, who will have the advantage of being a host and the consequent support of the public, was placed in Group C against some rivals whose potential will depend on whether or not their respective best players attend.

Thus, Poland, which will compete in these Finals thanks to an invitation since it had been eliminated in the qualifiers by Kazakhstan, will raise its level if it has the current world number one, Iga Swiatek, who last year was absent from the event that hosted Glasgow and was not there last April against the Kazakhs. If she comes, she could form a potent team with Magda Linette, current 21st in the world.

For its part, Canada, which left Belgium on the road to get its ticket to Seville, will also depend on the presence or not of Bianca Andreescu, US Open champion in 2019, and who, although she is not at her best level, could do good couple with the young Leylah Fernandez.

If Spain manages to win its group, it would meet in the semifinals with the winner of A, considered the toughest and made up of Switzerland, the current champion, the Czech Republic and the United States. In addition, B is made up of Australia, Kazakhstan and Slovenia, and D by France, Italy and Germany.