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A new thread for this year's matches

This year sees GB in a three-way playoff against the Netherlands and Germany for a place in the finals. The venue is Sportcampus, Zeiderpark, The Hague, Netherlands.

Teams taken from the BJK Cup website (with latest singles/doubles rankings) :-

Great Britain (Ranked 7)

Katie Boulter       40 / 302
Sonay Kartal        60 / UNR
Harriet Dart       108 / 62
Jodie Burrage      175 / 256
Olivia Nicholls    UNR / 31

Germany (Ranked 11)
Eva Lys             68 / UNR
Tatjana Maria       81 / 1219
Laura Siegemund     95 / 22
Julie Niemeier     120 / 520
Anna-Lena Friedsam 344 / 684

Netherlands (Ranked 17)
Suzan Lamens        70 / 370
Anouk Koevermans   181 / UNR
Eva Vedder         265 / 110
Demi Schuurs       UNR / 26



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Netherland beat Germany 3-0

Vedder beat Niemeier 6-3 6-1
Lamens beat Maria 3-6 6-3 7-5
Lamens/Schuurs beat Friedsam/Siegemund 7-6(5) 7-5



-- Edited by the addict on Friday 11th of April 2025 08:30:39 AM

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The finals will be mid sept straight after the US Open, rather than November

No time is ideal but it helps the players not getting to play this after the tour finals

www.billiejeankingcup.com/en/news/2025-finals-dates-announced

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Although it goes against two WTA 500 events, it is in China and straight before the 1000 event in China

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Presumably the Germans will put Lys in today, which makes them a much stronger team as Maria is a very tricky #2 for (I imagine) Sonay to face.

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Is it definitely going to be on BBC? LTA seem to be promoting Tennis Channel.

PS. I obviously need to keep up, but are we playing in the Hague now, I though it was to be Malaga?

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The BBC are showing the matches on Red Button and iplayer.

The previous thread saying Malaga actually was refering to last year.

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Julia Carrot wrote:

Is it definitely going to be on BBC? LTA seem to be promoting Tennis Channel.

PS. I obviously need to keep up, but are we playing in the Hague now, I though it was to be Malaga?

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 adding to TA's comment, Malaga was the venue for the finals last season. This is a qualifying stage for the 2025 finals - top team in each group get through. This years finals are being played in China in September, just after the US Open.  



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JonH comes home wrote:
Julia Carrot wrote:

Is it definitely going to be on BBC? LTA seem to be promoting Tennis Channel.

PS. I obviously need to keep up, but are we playing in the Hague now, I though it was to be Malaga?

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 adding to TA's comment, Malaga was the venue for the finals last season. This is a qualifying stage for the 2025 finals - top team in each group get through. This years finals are being played in China in September, just after the US Open.  

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Nope, still no Lys so that does make the line-up look friendlier. Although Niemeier can't be as bad as she was yesterday, it feels a good opportunity for Sonay to start her Fed Cup career well.

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PaulM wrote:

Nope, still no Lys so that does make the line-up look friendlier. Although Niemeier can't be as bad as she was yesterday, it feels a good opportunity for Sonay to start her Fed Cup career well.

 What line up has GB gone for?



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Sorry, I see the LTA has it up

The draw and schedule
Match one Sonay Kartal vs Jule Niemeier
Followed by Katie Boutler vs Tatjana Maria
Followed by Harriet Dart & Olivia Nicholls vs Anna-Lena Friedsam & Laura Siegemund

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Have to wonder if Germany have left out Lys specifically so Maria could be number 1 and face Katie.

Sonay doing beautifully so far, serving at 5-3.

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Sonay eventually got the set 6-4. Did very well as it could have gone south after being broken at *30-0 and missing set points to go game point down.

A break up in the second now.

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A lovely win and a lovely smile! That's a super achievement.

6-4 6-2

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