Written by Richard Pagliaro | @Itenisi_Manje | Tuesday, October 22, 2024
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Iga Swiatek will play for Poland within the Billie Jean King Cup.
Roland Garros champion Swiatek will play for Poland within the finals of the Billie Jean King Cup subsequent month in Malaga, Spain.
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Swiatek will lead Poland after they play Spain on Wednesday, November 13.
The tie opens the Billie Jean King Cup Finals and will see Swiatek face the Spanish Paula Badosa.
“See you in Malaga! I’m joyful to tell you that I’ll play within the BJKC finals,” mentioned Swiatek. “I’m joyful that I’ll play for my nation and characterize Poland with delight.
“We’re along with the Polish staff and we are going to give every part we will on the court docket. I hope you’ll watch and assist us. See you quickly.”
🎾 Widzimy się w Maladze! Cieszę się, że mogą dziż dać Wam znach, że zagram w finałach Billie Jean King Cup. Bardzo się głączy, że będę moła zagrać dla svojgo kraju i jak zawsze z dumą representować Polskę. Razem z kałh ekipą damy z siebie wszystko and make prostu zagramy nalejpiej… pic.twitter.com/E6hTpv8nTb
— Iga Światek (@iga_swiatek) October 22, 2024
Swiatek, who owns a 9-2 Billie Jean King Cup document, makes Poland a menace to take the trophy. Captain That is David Celt’s place The Polish staff consists of Swiatek, Magdalena Frech, Magda Linette, Maja Chwalinska and Katarzyna Kawa.
It was probably the most eventful stretch on the planet No. 2 Swiatek.
Swiatek, 23, has not performed for the reason that defeat Jessica Pegula within the US Open quarterfinals final month. Swiatek parted methods together with his former coach, who was employed Wim Fissette as a brand new coach and misplaced his world no 1 rating Aryna Sabalenka this week.
The WTA revealed on Monday that the three-time Grand Slam champion had overtaken Swiatek within the rankings, as Swiatek was hit by “steady year-end modifications because of lacking some tournaments,” and dropped 120 factors from final week. fee worth.
