Billie Jean Cup kicks off in Prague on Friday

The Billie Jean King Cup, formerly known as the Fed Cup, will get underway at Prague’s Štvanice on Friday with Czech Markéta Vondroušová playing Harriet Dart in the qualifying tie against Great Britain.

In the second match, Tereza Martincová will face world No. 12 and last year's US Open winner Emma Raducanu. The order of the matches was decided in Friday’s draw by a six-year-old Ukrainian boy.

The winners will advance to the final tournament, which is scheduled for an as yet undetermined location on November 8-13.