The women’s tennis teams of Spain and Mexico He is already in Marbella to prepare the tie for Billie Jean King Cup 2023 that measures them, the best of five games, next Friday and Saturday at the Puente Romano Club in this town of Malaga.
The team led by Anabel Medina landed this Sunday in Marbella and first contacted the center court in the afternoon, for this Monday to continue training the five selected players, who Nuria Parrizas (number 88 in the WTA ranking), Rebecca Masarova (90), Sarah Sorribes (106), Marina Bassols (124) and Aliona Bolsova (152).
For this confrontation, where it is decided which team qualifies for the Finals of this tournament, which will be played next November at a place to be determined, Spain will have. two casualties key, because number 31 in the world will disappear, Paula Badosaand the double champion of the ‘Grand Slam’ Garbine Muguruza.
The members of Mexican teamwho also started training this Monday, is fernanda contreras (world number 179), Marcela Zacarias (196) and the Olympic Renata Zarazua (279) and Giuliana Olmos (number 8 in doubles).
Spain-Mexico that will start this Friday at 12:00 in Puente Romano is the second confrontation in the history of the two countries. The last time the two teams met was in the 1981 World Group first round in Tokyo.
The Billie Jean King Cup playoffs are played in a best-of-five matchup format, with four singles and one doubles, with all matches being best-of-three sets.
The table of matches will be known after the official draw for the tie, which will be held on Thursday at 12:30 pm at the Hotel Puente Romano, the day before the start of the competition, with three matches on Friday starting at 12:00 pm the remaining two is on Saturday from 11:00 am
On the same Saturday, after the matches, the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation (RFET) will organize a tribute to all the players who represented the national team, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Spain’s debut in the competition.
Among the former players who have confirmed their presence are Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, María José Martínez, Magüi Serna, Silvia Soler, Carmen Perea and Vicky Baldovinos.
Source: La Verdad
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