Queensland favorite Sam Stosur will captain the Australian Billie Jean King Cup group for the primary time in Brisbane subsequent month.
Brisbane, Australia , 21 March 2024 | Leigh Rogers
Sam Stosur is thrilled to have the chance to captain the Australian Billie Jean King Cup group for the primary time in her dwelling state.
“It’s incredible the way in which it labored out,” Stosur mentioned forward of Australia’s upcoming tie in opposition to Mexico in Brisbane.
The Gold Coast nice was introduced because the Australian captain in December, taking up from Alicia Molik, who stepped down after a decade within the place.
Stosur, a former world No.4 in singles and world No.1 in doubles, begins her new function in a Qualifier tie at Pat Rafter Enviornment from 12-13 April.
The Australian group must beat Mexico to qualify for the 12-nation Billie Jean King Cup Finals, held in Spain in November.
“It’s a incredible court docket at Pat Rafter Enviornment,” Stosur mentioned. “It’s all the time just about packed out for each session, whether or not we’ve performed Billie Jean King Cup there previously or throughout the Brisbane Worldwide.
“The followers actually love their tennis up in Queensland, so it’s the good place to have our first dwelling tie in a few years.”
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Australia final hosted a Billie Jean King Cup, which was previously generally known as the Fed Cup, tie in November 2019, when Perth staged a remaining showdown in opposition to France.
The latest Billie Jean King Cup tie performed in Brisbane was a semifinal conflict with Belarus in April 2019.
Stosur, who performed a starring function in Australia’s victory throughout that tie, is imploring Queensland tennis followers to get behind the Australian group as soon as once more.
“We would like the followers to convey the electrical energy,” she mentioned. “There’s nothing higher than home-crowd assist, particularly while you’re sporting the inexperienced and gold.”
Tickets for the Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Qualifier are on sale by Ticketmaster.
Grownup costs begin at $20, concessions $16, children $5 and household passes (two adults and two kids) begin at $45.
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