Zheng Qinwen leads the strongest team of female players, and the lineups for the Billie Jean King Cup have been officially announced!

Recently, news about Zheng Qinwen has been pouring in. A few days ago, she successfully underwent minimally invasive surgery on her right elbow, and CCTV provided a dedicated news report stating that the surgery went very smoothly. She will now focus on rehabilitation training, with an overall recovery period of about 3 to 4 weeks, which is just in time for the US Open.

However, the organizing committee of the US Open has announced that Zheng Qinwen will withdraw from this year's competition. "In the future, I will focus on rehabilitation training and strive to return to the court in 100% condition. This brief adjustment is meant for a stronger comeback in the future. Thank you all for your support and patience; please wait for my full recovery, and we'll meet on the court."

As a quarterfinalist in last year's tournament, Zheng Qinwen's withdrawal also means that her world ranking will continue to drop. However, born in 2002, she still has a long professional career ahead, so choosing to return in better form rather than rushing back is clearly a more rational decision.

Although she will miss the US Open, Zheng Qinwen will still be able to compete in the later Chinese season and the Billie Jean King Cup event, which will be held for the first time in Shenzhen, China.

As the highest-level women's team tennis event globally (formerly known as the Fed Cup, renamed in 2020 to honor tennis legend Billie Jean King), this tournament will take place in Shenzhen from September 16 to 21, in memory of the legend.

In terms of competition format, a total of 8 teams will compete in a knockout system with direct matchups, each featuring 2 singles and 1 doubles match (all best of three sets, including tiebreakers).

In the draw, China, Italy, Spain, and Ukraine are in the upper half, while Kazakhstan, the USA, Japan, and the UK are in the lower half. The first-round matchups are China vs. Italy, Spain vs. Ukraine, Kazakhstan vs. the USA, and Japan vs. the UK.

The lineups for each team have been gradually announced. The Chinese team is, of course, led by Zheng Qinwen, with Wang Xinyu, Yuan Yue, Zhang Shuai, and Jiang Xinyu also participating in the finals. The home team will strive to advance to the semifinals and even aim for their best historical performance (having reached the semifinals of the Fed Cup in 2008).

Other participating team members include:

Italy Team

Paolini, Errani, Bronzetti, Cocciaretto

Spain Team

Badosa, Bouchard, etc.

Ukraine Team

Svitolina, Kostyuk, etc.

USA Team

Pegula, Keys, Navarro, Barty, Townsend

Kazakhstan Team

Rybakina, Putintseva, etc.

UK Team

Raducanu, Boulter, etc.

Japan Team

Osaka, Shibahara, etc.

So, under this lineup, which team do you think is most likely to win the championship?(Source: Tennis Home, Author: Barbie)