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Tennis Tracker: Czechia facing Spain in first BJK Cup semi-final before Laver Cup begins

Noskova will be looking to guide Czechia to the BJK Cup final
Noskova will be looking to guide Czechia to the BJK Cup finalČTK / Lebeda Pavel / Flashscore

Team competitions are set to take centre stage over the coming few days in Shenzhen and London, as the Billie Jean King Cup reaches crunch time while the Laver Cup gets underway. Keep up to date with all the latest from these tournaments with our Tennis Tracker.

10:40 CET - Just 20 minutes now until play gets underway in the Billie Jean King Cup semi-finals as world number eight and Wimbledon runner-up Karolina Muchova takes to the court for Czechia against Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro.

08:00 CET - Good morning and welcome back to our live coverage of the Billie Jean King Cup and Laver Cup - two team competitions taking place in Shenzhen and London, respectively.

Play begins in China in three hours, with the first semi-final between 11-time BJK Cup champions Czechia and five-time winners Spain.

The Czech side will be the favourites against Spain, boasting a team full of some of the world's best players. Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova leads the way, alongside the woman she beat in the final, Karolina Muchova, and world number one doubles player and 13-time Grand Slam champion Katerina Siniakova. 

For the Spaniards, 35th-ranked Cristina Bucsa and 93rd-ranked Jessica Bouzas Maneiro will be hoping to cause an upset and book their spot in the final.

Meanwhile, the Laver Cup begins at 14:00 CET, a three-day event that pits Team Europe against Team World. Check out everything you need to know about the tournament here!

World won the Laver Cup last year and have won three of the last four editions. However, led by seven-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz, as well as Roland Garros and US Open winner Alexander Zverev, Europe will be looking to wrestle back the trophy.

The first match sees Casper Ruud go head-to-head with Francisco Cerundolo, before Jakub Mensik clashes with Brandon Nakashima.

In the evening session, Rafa Jodar faces Alexander Bublik, before Alcaraz links up with Mensik in the doubles to take on Bublik and World's star man, Taylor Fritz.

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