By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Photo: Matthew Stockman/Getty
Iga Swiatek will be the best for Poland in the Billie Jean King Cup.
Reigning Roland Garros champion Swiatek will play for Poland in next month’s Billie Jean King Cup finals in Malaga, Spain.
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Swiatek will lead Poland when they play Spain on Wednesday, November 13.
The tie opens the finals of the Billie Jean King Cup and could pit Swiatek against the Spaniards. Paula Badosa.
“See you in Malaga! I’m happy to announce that I’ll be playing in the BJKC finals,” said Swiatek. “I am happy to play for my country and represent Poland with pride.
“Together with Team Poland we will give our best on the field. I hope you will follow us and support us. See you soon.”
🎾 See you in Malaga! I am happy to announce today that I will be playing in the finals of the Billie Jean King Cup. I am very happy that I will be able to play for my country and, as always, represent Poland with pride. Together with the whole team, we will do our best and simply do our best… pic.twitter.com/E6hTpv8nTb
— Iga Światek (@iga_swiatek) October 22, 2024
Swiatek, who owns a 9-2 Billie Jean King Cup record, makes Poland a threat to capture the Cup. Captain David Kelt’s The Polish team features Swiatek, Magdalena Frech, Magda Linette, Maja Chwalinska and Katarzyna Kawa.
It’s been an eventful stretch for world No. 2 Swiatek.
The 23-year-old Swiatek has not played since the loss to Jessica Pegula in the US Open quarterfinals last month. Swiatek broke up with her former coach, hired Wim Fissette as a new coach and lost her ranking no. 1 in the world Aryna Sabalenka this week.
The WTA revealed on Monday that the three-time Grand Slam champion had overtaken Swiatek in the rankings, due to Swiatek being hit by “ongoing year-end adjustments to the lack of certain tournament quotas” and dropping 120 points from last week. . total ranking.
