Overview

• Play starts Tuesday at 11:00 Italian time at Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre Arena in the two-singles-then-deciding-doubles format.
• China is without world No. 9 Qinwen Zheng due to an elbow issue, with the home roster featuring Xinyu Wang, Yue Yuan, Shuai Zhang, Xiyu Wang and Xinyu Jiang.
• The opening singles pits Elisabetta Cocciaretto (No. 91) against Yue Yuan (No. 102), with Jasmine Paolini expected to feature in singles and partner Sara Errani in doubles if required.
• Captain Tathiana Garbin’s Italy squad lists Paolini, Errani, Lucia Bronzetti, Cocciaretto and 17-year-old Tyra Grant, who was called up primarily for national-team experience.
• The tie airs free-to-air on SuperTennis and streams on SuperTenniX, and if Italy advances it plays a semifinal on September 19 against Ukraine or Spain with the final set for September 21.