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

[p][b]08:00 CET - [/b]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.[/p][p]Play begins in China in three hours, with the first semi-final between 11-time BJK Cup champions Czechia and five-time winners Spain.[/p][embed guid="892f76bd-a9d1-4d1c-8097-730e436651c5" url="https://x.com/BJKCup/status/2102787482559627656" social-type="twitter" /][p]The Czech side will be the favourites against Spain, boasting a team full of some of the world's best players. Wimbledon champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/noskova-linda/zHMiAkw6/"]Linda Noskova[/a] leads the way, alongside the woman she beat in the final, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/muchova-karolina/Or4Qa1ye/"]Karolina Muchova[/a], and world number one doubles player and 13-time Grand Slam champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/siniakova-katerina/OKXs3Wah/"]Katerina Siniakova[/a]. [/p][p]For the Spaniards, 35th-ranked [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bucsa-cristina/fkFeyKHL/"]Cristina Bucsa[/a] and 93rd-ranked [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bouzas-maneiro-jessica/Gj20DdaG/"]Jessica Bouzas Maneiro[/a] will be hoping to cause an upset and book their spot in the final.[/p][p]Meanwhile, the Laver Cup begins at [b]14:00 CET[/b], a three-day event that pits Team Europe against Team World. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-2026-laver-cup-teams-rules-and-dates/ljUVaCw2/"]Check out everything you need to know about the tournament here[/a]![/p][embed guid="e9f4f0ab-c744-48d3-a687-df2306f32bcc" url="https://x.com/LaverCup/status/2103075849423466596" social-type="twitter" /][p]World won the Laver Cup last year and have won three of the last four editions. However, led by seven-time Grand Slam champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alcaraz-garfia-carlos/UkhgIFEq/"]Carlos Alcaraz[/a], as well as Roland Garros and US Open winner [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zverev-alexander/dGbUhw9m/"]Alexander Zverev[/a], Europe will be looking to wrestle back the trophy.[/p][p]The first match sees [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ruud-casper/zN9UpRqp/"]Casper Ruud[/a] go head-to-head with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cerundolo-francisco/lWQ3G6gB/"]Francisco Cerundolo[/a], before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mensik-jakub/UFj257G8/"]Jakub Mensik[/a] clashes with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nakashima-brandon/ETGnbrpH/"]Brandon Nakashima[/a].[/p][p]In the evening session, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jodar-rafael/OdngshVK/"]Rafa Jodar[/a] faces [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bublik-alexander/t0WN9vR6/"]Alexander Bublik[/a], before Alcaraz links up with Mensik in the doubles to take on Bublik and World's star man, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fritz-taylor/UH09iaZ6/"]Taylor Fritz[/a].[/p]