The women’s tennis team is seeking today (4:00 p.m., Teledeporte) in Seville its sixth title in the Billie Jean King Cup, the old Federation Cup, a reward that has been denied to it since the last century and that it will now get. attempt to win back by relying on its local status, since Spain is hosting the final series of the tournament for the first time.

The players led by Anabel Medina are placed in Group C with Poland and Canada, who will be the first rivals of the local teams in a group at the end of which only the first classified will continue in competition on Saturday, when the semi-finals will be played. finals.

The return to competition of Paula Badosa, absent from the circuit since the summer due to a back injury, will take place throughout the competition. Her title against the Canadians is not assured, since the Spanish captain intends to take advantage of Rebeka Masarova’s good moment.

The tennis player of Slovak origin, although born in Switzerland, emerged at the age of 24 in 2024, which debuted as a finalist in Auckland (New Zealand) and which took her to her current 65th place in the world rankings. The other two players called up are Marina Bassols, who should not enter the field, and the Cantabrian Cristina Bucsa.

Canada fields a quartet led by Leylah Fernández, a US Open finalist two years ago. Heidi El Tabakh, captain, doubts the identity of her “number two”, chosen by Eugénie Bouchard and Rebecca Marino. In doubles, the Egyptian-Canadian counts on Gabriela Dabrowski, champion of the United States Open and eighth in the world in this modality.