By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, October 22, 2024Photo credit score: Matthew Stockman/Getty
Iga Swiatek will her greatest for Poland in Billie Jean King Cup.
Reigning Roland Garros champion Swiatek will play for Poland at subsequent month’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Malaga, Spain.
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Swiatek will lead Poland when it performs Spain on Wednesday, November thirteenth.
The tie opens the Billie Jean King Cup Finals and will effectively function Swiatek going through Spanish standout Paula Badosa.
“See you in Malaga! I’m blissful to announce that I’ll play within the BJKC Finals,” Swiatek stated. “I’m glad that I’ll play for my nation and proudly signify Poland.
“Along with workforce Poland we are going to give our greatest on the court docket. I hope you’ll watch and help us. See you quickly.”
🎾 Widzimy się w Maladze! Cieszę się, że mogę dziś dać Wam znać, że zagram w finałach Billie Jean King Cup. Bardzo się cieszę, że będę mogła zagrać dla swojego kraju i jak zawsze z dumą reprezentować Polskę. Razem z całą ekipą damy z siebie wszystko i po prostu zagramy najlepiej… pic.twitter.com/E6hTpv8nTb
— Iga Świątek (@iga_swiatek) October 22, 2024
Swiatek, who owns a 9-2 Billie Jean King Cup file, makes Poland a risk to seize the Cup. Captain Dawid Celt’s Polish squad options Swiatek, Magdalena Frech, Magda Linette, Maja Chwalinska and Katarzyna Kawa.
It has been an eventful stretch for world No. 2 Swiatek.
The 23-year-old Swiatek has not performed since shedding to Jessica Pegula in final month’s US Open quarterfinals. Swiatek cut up along with her former coach, employed Wim Fissette as new coach and misplaced her world No. 1 rating to Aryna Sabalenka this week.
The WTA revealed on Monday that the three-time Grand Slam champion surpassed Swiatek within the rankings, attributable to the truth that Swiatek was hit by “persevering with year-end changes for falling in need of sure match quotas,” and dropped 120 factors from final week’s rating whole.
