LONDON: Reigning champions Canada will face either Germany or Britain in their opening match at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Spain in November with runners-up Italy against Japan or Romania. Tuesday’s draw for the climax of the women’s team event also paired 18-time champions the United States against Slovakia.
Twelve teams qualified for the Finals with the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announcing last week that the format had been changed from groups to a straight knockout. Four seeded nations -- Canada, Italy, Czech Republic and Australia -- received byes to the quarter-finals. Hosts Spain will have to get past Poland with the winners facing the Czechs.
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