Billie Jean King Cup Finals Prediction: Poland vs Czechia
Saturday, November 16, 2024
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Poland will meet wild card Czechia in the quarterfinal of the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Malaga, Spain. The tie is scheduled for Saturday, November 16, 2024. Here's our Poland vs Czechia Billie Jean King Cup Finals prediction. This article will also contain a Poland vs Czechia pick.
Poland Billie Jean King Cup Team Facts
Poland dumped out tournament hosts Spain in the first round of the Finals to reach the last eight.
Magda Linette won their opening singles match against Sara Sorribes Tormo in almost four hours.
Then it was Iga Swiatek's turn. The World No. 2 defeated Spain's top-ranked player Paula Badosa in three sets.
Poland's best finish at the Billie Jean King Cup (formerly Fed Cup) is two quarterfinal appearances. Will they break that barrier against one of the most successful nations in the competition's history?
Czechia Billie Jean King Cup Team Facts
Czechia are the wild card nation in the competition this year.
They had a bye in the first round, and therefore, will start their tournament in the quarterfinal stage.
Team captain Petr Pala has named five women in the squad for the week.
Linda Noskova is the highest-ranked singles player and one of the youngest.
She will be joined by doubles No. 1 Katerina Siniakova, World No. 45 Marie Bouzkova, and two rookies in Sara Bejlek and Dominika Salkova.
Poland vs Czechia Billie Jean King Cup Head-To-Head
• Czechia have beaten Poland in all three meetings at the Billie Jean King Cup, the last of which was in 2022 in Glasgow, Scotland.
Poland vs Czechia Billie Jean King Cup Prediction
I'll be very surprised if Magda Linette plays in this tie after a grueling battle against Sorribes Tormo that went on for three hours and 51 minutes. It's very likely that Magdalena Frech will replace her in one of the singles matches. It's not a bad choice at all, as Frech closed her 2024 WTA season with ten wins from her last 13 matches.
The Czechia team have notable absences, including Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova and Karolina Muchova. They have to find a way to get this tie into a decisive doubles rubber, then they will be obvious favorites since they have the no. 1 doubles player in their team. But if it is Noskova who is drawn to play Swiatek in singles, then that severely dents their chances. I'll go with Poland to advance, but team selections could be impactful.