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So, Fed Cup this year is different. It is like the NEW Davis Cup, or the Fed cup from 30 years ago(ish). This weekend are the qualifiers for a massive tournament to be held in Budapest(Clay) on the 14th-19th of April. We, Australia, plus France, the Czech Republic(a WC, which is stupid to have WC in a tournament like this) and the hosts are already qualified, which is why we aren't playing this weekend. In an unrelated point, i am struggling to think of the 2nd Hungarian tennis player outside Babos.
This week, the teams are quite strong, thanks to it being an Olympic year. No Halep or Kerber though. Andreescu won't actually play as well.
[1] USA vs Latvia (Everett, indoor hard)
USA: Sofia Kenin, Serena Williams, Alison Riske, Coco Gauff, Bethanie Mattek-Sands (captain: Kathy Rinaldi)
LAT: Jelena Ostapenko, Anastasija Sevastova, Diana Marcinkevica, Daniela Vismane (captain: Adrians Zguns)
Netherlands vs [2] Belarus (The Hague, indoor clay)
NED: Kiki Bertens, Arantxa Rus, Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove, Indy De Vroome, Demi Schuurs (captain: Paul Haarhuis)
BLR: Aryna Sabalenka, Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Olga Govortsova, Anna Kubareva, Lidziya Marozava (captain: Tatiana Poutchek)
[3] Romania vs Russia (Cluj-Napoca, indoor hard)
ROU: Ana Bogdan, Irina Bara, Elena-Gabriela Ruse, Jaqueline Cristian, Raluca Olaru (captain: Florin Segarceanu)
RUS: Ekaterina Alexandrova, Veronika Kudermetova, Anna Blinkova, Anna Kalinskaya (captain: Igor Andreev)
Brazil vs [4] Germany (Florianopolis, outdoor clay)
BRA: Gabriela Ce, Teliana Pereira, Laura Pigossi, Carolina Alves, Luisa Stefani (captain: Roberta Burzagli)
GER: Laura Siegemund, Tatjana Maria, Anna-Lena Friedsam, Antonia Lottner (captain: Rainer Schuettler)
[5] Spain vs Japan (Cartagena, outdoor clay)
ESP: Carla Suárez Navarro, Sara Sorribes Tormo, Aliona Bolsova, Lara Arruabarrena, Georgina Garcia Perez (captain: Anabel Medina Garrigues)
JPN: Naomi Osaka, Misaki Doi, Kurumi Nara, Ena Shibahara, Shuko Aoyama (captain: Toshihisa Tsuchihashi)
[6] Switzerland vs Canada (Biel/Bienne, indoor hard)
SUI: Belinda Bencic, Jil Teichmann, Viktorija Golubic, Stefanie Voegele, Timea Bacsinszky (captain: Heinz Guenthardt)
CAN: Bianca Andreescu, Leylah Fernandez, Eugenie Bouchard, Gabriela Dabrowski (captain: Heidi El Tabakh)
[7] Belgium vs Kazakhstan (Kortrijk, indoor hard)
BEL: Elise Mertens, Kirsten Flipkens, Greet Minnen, Ysaline Bonaventure (captain: Johan Van Herck)
KAZ: Yulia Putintseva, Zarina Diyas, Anna Danilina, Yaroslava Shvedova (captain: Dias Doskarayev)
Slovakia vs [8] Great Britain (Bratislava, indoor clay)
SVK: Viktoria Kuzmova, Jana Cepelova, Magdalena Rybarikova, Schmieds, Rebecca Sramkova (captain: Matej Liptak)
GBR: Heather Watson, Harriet Dart, Naiktha Bains, Katie Swan, Emma Raducanu (captain: Anne Keothavong)
More info
The winners make the finals, who will be separated by 4 groups of 3 teams, with the top teams making it to the semis.
And the answer to a Hungarian 2nd player is Fanny Stollár. Singles ranking of around 370. I remember her now, but only by the name
So, Fed Cup this year is different. It is like the NEW Davis Cup, or the Fed cup from 30 years ago(ish). This weekend are the qualifiers for a massive tournament to be held in Budapest(Clay) on the 14th-19th of April. We, Australia, plus France, the Czech Republic(a WC, which is stupid to have WC in a tournament like this) and the hosts are already qualified, which is why we aren't playing this weekend. In an unrelated point, i am struggling to think of the 2nd Hungarian tennis player outside Babos.
This week, the teams are quite strong, thanks to it being an Olympic year. No Halep or Kerber though. Andreescu won't actually play as well.
[1] USA vs Latvia (Everett, indoor hard)
USA: Sofia Kenin, Serena Williams, Alison Riske, Coco Gauff, Bethanie Mattek-Sands (captain: Kathy Rinaldi)
LAT: Jelena Ostapenko, Anastasija Sevastova, Diana Marcinkevica, Daniela Vismane (captain: Adrians Zguns)
Netherlands vs [2] Belarus (The Hague, indoor clay)
NED: Kiki Bertens, Arantxa Rus, Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove, Indy De Vroome, Demi Schuurs (captain: Paul Haarhuis)
BLR: Aryna Sabalenka, Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Olga Govortsova, Anna Kubareva, Lidziya Marozava (captain: Tatiana Poutchek)
[3] Romania vs Russia (Cluj-Napoca, indoor hard)
ROU: Ana Bogdan, Irina Bara, Elena-Gabriela Ruse, Jaqueline Cristian, Raluca Olaru (captain: Florin Segarceanu)
RUS: Ekaterina Alexandrova, Veronika Kudermetova, Anna Blinkova, Anna Kalinskaya (captain: Igor Andreev)
Brazil vs [4] Germany (Florianopolis, outdoor clay)
BRA: Gabriela Ce, Teliana Pereira, Laura Pigossi, Carolina Alves, Luisa Stefani (captain: Roberta Burzagli)
GER: Laura Siegemund, Tatjana Maria, Anna-Lena Friedsam, Antonia Lottner (captain: Rainer Schuettler)
[5] Spain vs Japan (Cartagena, outdoor clay)
ESP: Carla Suárez Navarro, Sara Sorribes Tormo, Aliona Bolsova, Lara Arruabarrena, Georgina Garcia Perez (captain: Anabel Medina Garrigues)
JPN: Naomi Osaka, Misaki Doi, Kurumi Nara, Ena Shibahara, Shuko Aoyama (captain: Toshihisa Tsuchihashi)
[6] Switzerland vs Canada (Biel/Bienne, indoor hard)
SUI: Belinda Bencic, Jil Teichmann, Viktorija Golubic, Stefanie Voegele, Timea Bacsinszky (captain: Heinz Guenthardt)
CAN: Bianca Andreescu, Leylah Fernandez, Eugenie Bouchard, Gabriela Dabrowski (captain: Heidi El Tabakh)
[7] Belgium vs Kazakhstan (Kortrijk, indoor hard)
BEL: Elise Mertens, Kirsten Flipkens, Greet Minnen, Ysaline Bonaventure (captain: Johan Van Herck)
KAZ: Yulia Putintseva, Zarina Diyas, Anna Danilina, Yaroslava Shvedova (captain: Dias Doskarayev)
Slovakia vs [8] Great Britain (Bratislava, indoor clay)
SVK: Viktoria Kuzmova, Jana Cepelova, Magdalena Rybarikova, Schmieds, Rebecca Sramkova (captain: Matej Liptak)
GBR: Heather Watson, Harriet Dart, Naiktha Bains, Katie Swan, Emma Raducanu (captain: Anne Keothavong)
More info
Fed Cup 2020: Who's playing where?
Naomi Osaka, Serena Williams, Sofia Kenin and Belinda Bencic are among the players featuring in this weekend's eight Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Qualifiers that will determine which teams move forward into April's inaugural Fed Cup Finals in Budapest.
www.wtatennis.com
The winners make the finals, who will be separated by 4 groups of 3 teams, with the top teams making it to the semis.
And the answer to a Hungarian 2nd player is Fanny Stollár. Singles ranking of around 370. I remember her now, but only by the name