Recently, the Polish tennis team lost the qualification for the Billie Jean King Cup with Kazakhstan. Biala Cervone had a difficult task due to the absence of Iga Swiatek and Magdalena French. In the end, the organizers decided what to do with the whites and reds.
In mid-April, weakened by the absence of Iga Swiatek and Magdalena French, the Polish team began qualifying for the Billie Jean King Cup final. To enter the decisive phase of the competition, the white-reds had to defeat Kazakhstan, led by Elena Rybakina.
The Kazakhs came out in the strongest squad, their leader was the seventh racket of the world - Elena Rybakina, and Yulia Putintseva, Anna Danilina, Gozal Ainitdinova and Janel Rustemova took part in the qualification. The opponents turned out to be stronger and quickly dealt with Biala-Cervoni 3-0, which meant that the Polish team was eliminated from the tournament.
Unexpected decision of the Billie Jean King Cup organizers regarding Poland
However, in the end, the organizers decided to distinguish Polish tennis players and give them the so-called. wild card for the final in Seville.
Thus, the Poles joined last year’s winners Switzerland, runners-up Australia and the nine April qualifier winners Spain, Czech Republic, France, Canada, USA, Italy, Germany, Kazakhstan and Slovenia.
Playoffs and Billie Jean King Cup Draw
In turn, the countries that lost in the qualification, with the exception of Poland, i.e. Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Great Britain, Mexico, Romania, Slovakia and Ukraine will play in the playoffs scheduled for 10-11 or 11 November. 12.
These teams will be joined by seven teams from three regional competitions: Argentina and Colombia (from Americas Group I); Japan and Korea (Group I Asia/Oceania); and Hungary, the Netherlands and Sweden (from Group I Europe/Africa). Poland’s place in the play-offs will be taken by Serbia, which is the top scoring team not out of Group I Europe/Africa in 2023. The draw for the finals and playoffs will take place on Wednesday 24 May.
Source: Wprost
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