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BBC TO SERVE BILLIE JEAN KING CUP AND DAVIS CUP ACTION

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The BBC has secured the rights to broadcast the Billie Jean King Cup and the Davis Cup.


In the Billie Jean King Cup, the premier international team competition in women’s tennis, Great Britain, led by Katie Boulter, is set to face Sweden in the play-offs at the Copper Box Arena, London.

As per a new broadcast agreement, coverage will be available on the BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website and app.

In the Davis Cup, the men’s team tennis tournament, Great Britain’s team, which includes Andy Murray, will travel to Malaga, Spain, for the knockout phase.

GB face Serbia – led By Novak Djokovic – in the quarter-finals on 23rd November, with the match also shown live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.

Great Britain missed out on this year’s 12-team BJK Cup Finals after losing to France in a best-of-five qualifier in April, instead going into the play-offs where they were drawn against Sweden.


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