Initially planned outside, the meeting of the Billie Jean King Cup against the Netherlands will finally take place in France. A “late” but “pleasant” announcement.
The Billie Jean King Cup (ex-Fed Cup) tennis match between the Netherlands and France, scheduled for November 11 and 12, will finally take place in France, the French and international federations announced on Wednesday.
The FFT calls it “tardive» the announcement by the ITF of this change of program, the meeting being initially planned in the Netherlands. These”are finally unable to organize this meeting“Explains the FFT in a press release, without specifying why the Netherlands is giving up hosting this dam.
«The FFT is surprised to have been informed of this decision in such a short time but is delighted with the opportunity to welcome this poster which will allow Les Bleues to evolve again in front of their public.“Adds the French federation.
The French women’s tennis teamhas not played at home since 2019, the year of his last title in this eventwhich was still called the Fed Cup, concludes the FFT, assuring that it “has already set to work and will do everything possible to host this meeting in the best possible conditions.».
The last meeting of the Bleues at home, in the Fed Cup, took place in Rouen in April 2019, at the semi-final stage. They won 3-2 against Simona Halep’s Romania, thanks to a victory by Kristina Mladenovic and Caroline Garcia in the decisive doubles.
Six months later, in November 2019, France won its third Fed Cup, in Australia, by the same score of 3-2 in Perth, thanks to Mladenovic and Garcia, reconciled and still victorious in the decisive double.