This is how the quarterfinals of the Billie Jean King Cup remain

The playoffs of quarterfinals of the Billie Jean King Cup They left four duels, Japan-Italy and Poland-Czech Republic for this Saturday, and Sunday Slovakia-Australia and Great Britain-Canadawith remarkable excluding Spain and the United Stateseliminated in the round of 16.

This Friday the quarterfinal crossings were finalized after the classification of Poland, who eliminated Spain 2-0 in a colorful series, and Great Britain later, which won with more solvency Germany (2-0).

The performance of the two Sarah Sorribesin nearly four hours of play and three tight set matches Magda Linettenumber of Paula Badosa and his epic comeback attempt against the second best player in the world, Iga Swiatekwas not enough for Spain, which will be one of the great absences in the quarterfinals.

Nor will it be USAone of the theoretical favorites to lift the trophy, after going down 2-1 and being beaten by Slovakia on the night shift on Thursday, proving that with Billie Jean King there is no margin for error.

So, with ranking of Japan, Slovakia, Poland and Great Britainthe other four countries that have already secured their place in the quarterfinals are now in action: Czech Republic, Australia, the last runner-up Italy and the current champion Canada.

The qualifiers are as follows: Japan – Italy (Saturday, 10:00 am); Poland – Czech Republic (Saturday, no earlier than 5:00 pm); Slovakia – Australia (Sunday, 10:00 am) and Great Britain – Canada (Sunday, not before 5:00 pm).

All matches are played in the best of three sets and on the same stage, the adjacent court for approximately 4,500 spectators built by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) from scratch a few meters from the José María Martín Carpena Sports Palace , where The Davis Cup is played.