The Worldwide Tennis Federation (ITF) has introduced Australia will exchange the suspended Russian workforce within the Billie Jean King Cup Finals.
Key factors:
- Russia and Belarus are suspended from the Billie Jean King Cup
- Australia is not going to have to qualify for the Finals
- Russia was defending champion in each the Billie Jean King and Davis cups
Australia will take Russia’s automated spot on this yr’s Finals, scheduled to be held in November, because it was the highest-ranked workforce among the many dropping semi-finalists in 2021.
The ITF suspended Russia as a member nation earlier this month following its invasion of Ukraine.
Belarus, a key staging space for the invasion, was additionally suspended, with each nations banned from competing within the ITF’s worldwide workforce competitions.
Gamers from Russia and Belarus are allowed to compete in worldwide tennis occasions as people.
Russia was the defending champion in each the Billie Jean King Cup and the Davis Cup.
Australia, which shall be hoping to name on world primary Ash Barty within the Billie Jean King Cup Finals, is not going to must contest the qualifying stage of the match, which is being held subsequent month.
Alicia Molik’s squad was set to face Slovakia, which will now advance instantly to the Finals by way of a bye.
Belgium may even progress on to the Finals because it was scheduled to play Belarus within the qualifiers.
Serbia, which had been granted a wildcard to the Davis Cup Finals, will now take Russia’s automated place within the males’s workforce occasion.
Australia certified for the Davis Cup Finals by defeating Hungary in Sydney earlier this month.
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