Breaking News: Billie Jean King Cup Finals squads: Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff out due to WTA Finals schedule….see more

Instagram post announcing her decision to skip the BJK Cup, Swiatek described having to travel from Cancun, Mexico to Glasgow, Scotland in a 12-hour window as “not safe for our health.” She won that year’s WTA Finals, thrashing Pegula in the final.

Swiatek is already qualified for this year’s event in Saudi Arabia with Gauff in the frame to join her, alongside Navarro — if her strong season continues.

Even Pegula, who rose to No. 5 in the ranking points ‘race’ to the event by reaching the final in New York, could be in contention to play in Riyadh.

Her qualification could also see her withdraw from the BJK Cup. with 2019 U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu representing Canada alongside 2021 U.S. Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez.

Emma Raducanu, who beat Fernandez to win that U.S. Open title, will play for Great Britain, while two-time Grand Slam finalist Jasmine Paolini will represent Italy alongside Sara Errani, fresh from the pair winning the Paris 2024 Olympic gold in women’s doubles.

Another U.S. Open semifinalist, Karolina Muchova, will represent the Czech Republic.