Billie Jean King Cup: Even without Swiatek - top cast in the final
From November 8th to 13th, 2022 the final round of the Billie Jean King Cup 2022 will take place in Glasgow. Despite the absence of Iga Swiatek , many top stars of the WTA tour are at the start.
by tennisnet.com
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Oct 11, 2022, 10:06 am
Iga Swiatek, the outstanding tennis player of the season, is known to have canceled her participation in the finals of the Billie Jean King Cup 2022 in Glasgow a few days ago. The break between the WTA Finals in Fort Worth and the team competition is too short, this termination is basically irresponsible. Poland has to do without its number one. The help of the world number one would have been urgently needed: Because the Poles have been drawn into a group with the Czech Republic and the USA.
And these two teams are starting with a full band: Cori Gauff and Jessica Pegula, both by the way like Swiatek at the start in Fort Worth, are starting the trip to Scotland together with Danielle Collins, Madison Keys and Taylor Townsend. That sounds almost unbeatable. Wouldn't the Czechs send Karolina Pliskova, Marketa Vondrousova and especially Katerina Siniakova and Barbora Krejcikova into the race. The latter two are in double a bench. And Kreijcikova just defeated Iga Swiatek in a fantastic final on Sunday in Ostrava.
Otherwise? Canada have Leylah Fernandez and Bianca Andreescu in Group A against Switzerland and Italy. Who will then have to deal with Belinda Bencic or Camila Giorgi. Emma Raducanu could now start with the local heroes, the US Open winner from 2021 had to pull out injured in Ostrava. Great Britain meets Spain and Kazakhstan in Group C. And so to the reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina.
Here is the grouping for the final of the Billie Jean King Cup 2022
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| Switzerland | Australia | Spain | Czech Republic |
| Italy | Slovakia | Kazakhstan | United States |
| Canada | Belgium | Great Britain | Poland |