Gb Bid For Bjk Cup Finals Place - Watch Live On Bbc

Great Britain will look Germany and nan Netherlands arsenic they bid for a spot successful nan Billie Jean King Cup Finals - and you tin watch nan matches unrecorded connected nan BBC.

Anne Keothavong's broadside recreation to nan Hague successful nan Netherlands for nan round-robin event, pinch nan apical squad advancing to September's eight-team finals successful Shenzhen, China.

The tourney is usually held successful November but has been brought guardant to nan commencement of nan WTA Tour's Asian swing.

The remaining 2 teams will compete successful nan play-offs to unafraid a spot successful nan 2026 qualifiers.

Katie Boulter will lead nan squad but Britain are without Emma Raducanu, who withdrew from nan squad to "look aft her body".

Boulter is joined by Sonay Kartal, Harriet Dart, Jodie Burrage and doubles master Olivia Nicholls.

Both of Britain's ties connected nan indoor clay will beryllium shown unrecorded connected nan BBC, alongside unrecorded matter commentary connected nan website and regular updates connected Radio 5 Live.

Kartal is group to make her BJK Cup debut pursuing Raducanu's withdrawal, a twelvemonth aft a wellness rumor meant she had to watch GB's qualifier against France from afar.

After 3 months out, nan 23-year-old staged an awesome comeback, breaking into nan apical 100 and winning a WTA title connected her measurement to a existent career-high ranking of 60.

"It'll beryllium a really proud infinitesimal for maine - having nan opportunity to play for your state is nan top honour," Kartal said.

"There are a fewer goals successful my profession that guidelines retired much than others and this is 1 of them."

Britain reached nan semi-finals of nan BJK Cup past year, losing to eventual runners-up Slovakia.

Defending champions Italy person already secured a spot successful November's finals, arsenic person hosts China.

Thursday, 10 April: Germany 0-3 nan Netherlands

Friday, 11 April: Great Britain v Germany (13:00 BST) - Red Button and BBC iPlayer

Saturday, 12 April: Great Britain v nan Netherlands (13:00 BST) - BBC iPlayer