The Spanish women’s tennis team will debut on Wednesday, November 13 against Poland in the preliminary phase of the finals of Billie Jean King Cup 2024 to be played in Malaga, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced, confirming this Friday the official calendar of a tournament that will coincide in the same venue as the Davis Cup final.
Both competitions will overlap in dates (from November 13 to 20, Billie Jean; and from 19 to 24), so the Martín Carpena pavilion will have courts in a city that will be the world capital for two weeks of tennis .
When the venue of the women’s tournament has changed from Seville to Malaga and the calendar has been adjusted so that the matches of both tournaments do not coincide, the Spanish women’s tennis team will debut on Wednesday the 13th, against Poland on the 5 :00 pm, in the opening match of the preliminary phase of the Billie Jean Cup, which will take place from November 13 to 15.
If Spain beat the Poles on their debut, they will play again on Saturday the 16th, at 5:00 pm against the Czech Republic, in the second quarterfinal match. Previously, at 10:00 am the match between Italy and the winner of the tie between Japan and Romania will be played.
On Sunday the 17th, two more quarterfinal matches will be played: Slovakia/United States – Australia and Germany/England – Canada.
In the second week of the tournament, the first semifinal will be played on Monday the 18th at 5:00 pm, and the second one a day later at 12:00 pm On the same day the first Davis Cup quarterfinal match will start at 5:00 p.m
The final of the Billie Jean King Cup will take place on Wednesday 20th at 5:00 pm, but previously Davis’ second quarter-final match will be played at twelve o’clock in the morning.
Finally, at the end of the women’s tournament, on Tuesday the 21st the two remaining Davis Cup quarterfinals will be played at 10 am and 5 pm The semifinals are on Friday the 22nd at 5:00 pm and Saturday the 23rd 1:00 pm The Davis Cup final will be played on Sunday at 4:00 pm
The mayor of Malaga, Francisco de la Torre, emphasized that they are “delighted to host the final of the Billie Jean King Cup”, in a city that is “passionate about tennis” and “committed to offering an unforgettable tournament for all”, the ITF reported.
He added that “organizing consecutive events is a tremendous honor that will bring unprecedented enthusiasm” to the capital of Malaga.
Source: La Verdad
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