Canada vs Great Britain Prediction Billie Jean King Cup Finals Tennis Picks 11/17/24

Canada is the defending champion and, therefore, had a straight ticket for this year’s Finals. Leylah Fernandez and Marina Stakusic were the standout performers in their unlikely triumph 12 months ago.

Team captain Heidi El Tabakh has retained the key women from their stonking tournament win in Seville. Rebecca Marino and Gabriela Dabrowski join Fernandez and Stakusic in a four-team lineup.

As expected, Eugenie Bouchard misses out.

Canada won all five ties they contested in last year’s team competition, including victories over Czechia and Italy in the Finals.

Great Britain Billie Jean King Cup Team Facts

Great Britain has been participating in the BJK Cup for over half a century but has never won this competition. It is up to Katie Boulter and Emma Raducanu to make history.

Raducanu knows a thing or two about charting her way into the record books, having won the US Open three years ago as a qualifier and without dropping a set.

It was the 22-year-old who set the tone for a very comfortable first-round win over Germany on Friday. She downed Jule Niemeier in straight sets. Then Boulter sealed the tie with one match to spare by beating Laura Siegemund.

Canada vs Great Britain Billie Jean King Cup Head-To-Head

• Great Britain lead Canada 3-0 in their head-to-head. 

• However, these two nations last met in the 1984 World Group Play-Offs.

Canada vs Great Britain Billie Jean King Cup Prediction

We could have a rerun of the 2021 US Open women’s final if Raducanu and Fernandez are slated to face each other. The British tennis sensation surprised many by the level she produced in dismissing big-hitting Niemeier in their tie against Germany.

Marina Stakusic could still be Canada’s unsung hero after last year’s exploits. She secured a much-needed title win at the Tampico 125K at the end of October to overcome a barren spell of results. This is an evenly poised tie, and I will lean towards Team GB who have the better team with a mix of experience (Dart, Watson) and form players (Boulter).