Canadian Billie Jean King Cup captain Sylvain Bruno insisted that they should not be written off, despite the absence of Bianca Andreescu and Leyla Fernandez from the Billie Jean King Cup. The Canadian team suffered a setback when its top two players decided to leave the tournament.
Canada captain Heidi El Tabakh is getting married during the Billie Jean King Cup, so Bruno has replaced her. Bruno nominated Rebecca Marino, Carol Zhao, Francois Abanda and Gabriela Dabrowski for the Billie Jean King Cup.
“I have always enjoyed team competitions and represented our country. I think it is the greatest privilege and honor, so it is for once and I cherish it as always.
It’s also a special event because at the end of the year we’ve never been in this environment with the top countries, it’s very special so we’re really enjoying it,” said Bruno on the Billie Jean King Cup website.
Bruneau believes Canadian team can take a deep run
Bruno said, “We’re ready and I know the girls will give everything they have. I believe that while we’re probably short on paper, anything is possible, I really trust her.”
Canada will face France and the Czech Republic in the group stage. “I was very looking forward to coming here and seeing what it would be like and what I see is that the organization is really good,” Cornet said.
“It’s not easy to have a competition like this with 12 teams, the same hotel, the same venue, all the dressing rooms and all the outfits that come along, and I think they do very well.
The conditions are really great and I congratulate Prague for that. France returned as defending champions in the Billie Jean King Cup. “I told the girls that I was sure that the country that won this competition would leave them with wonderful emotions and wonderful memories in the end.
“I asked him to do whatever it takes to be able to live it again,” said French Billie Jean King Cup captain Julien Beneto.
