Australia will launch the Billie Jean King Cup finals in Seville, playing the opening match of the week-long ‘World Cup of women’s tennis’ against Slovenia as they seek to go one better than their runner’s-up finish in 2022.
Alicia Molik’s team, who were beaten in last year’s final in Glasgow by Switzerland as they sought to regain the global women’s team title for the first time since 1974, learned on Thursday of their tough schedule for the 12-team finals at the southern Spanish venue between November 7-12.
They’ll face debutant finalists Slovenia in the opening contest on the morning of Tuesday, November 7 before facing a Kazakhstan team, likely to be headed by 2022 Wimbledon champ Elena Rybakina, two days later.
If they finish top of their three-team mini group, they will then advance to Saturday’s semi-finals and could go the whole way to Sunday’s final, just as they did in…
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