Defending champions Italy to take on hosts China at BJK Cup finals in Shenzhen

Italy's players celebrate with the trophy
Italy's players celebrate with the trophyREUTERS / Tingshu Wang

Italy will begin ⁠their Billie Jean King Cup title defence ‌against hosts China, while ‌second seeds Britain ‌will face the Czech ‌Republic in the quarter-finals ‌which are set to be played ‌in Shenzhen in September.

Third ‌seeds Ukraine and Belgium ​will also face off in the ​quarter-finals, and the winner will face either ⁠Italy ​or China in the semi-finals.

Kazakhstan will take on fourth ‌seeds Spain in the other quarter-final. Each tie will have two singles and a doubles match as best-of-three tiebreak sets.

The quarter-finals will kick ‌off on September ​22, with the final ‌set for five days later at the Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre Arena.

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