Stefani and Naná lead Brazil's squad for the Billie Jean King Cup tie with Canada in Vitória
Captain Luiz Peniza named Stefani, Pigossi, Cé, Fullana and teenager Naná for Brazil's Billie Jean King Cup tie against Canada in Vitória on 20-22 November.
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O capitão Luiz Peniza anunciou nesta quarta-feira (21) as cinco tenistas convocadas para o duelo do Brasil com o Canadá, válido pela Billie Jean King Cup. O confronto será disputado em Vitória, no Espírito Santo, entre 20 e 22 de novembro.
O nome de maior peso da lista é Luisa Stefani, terceira colocada do ranking de duplas da WTA. Ao lado dela foram chamadas Laura Pigossi, Gabriela Cé, Luiza Fullana e a jovem Nauhany Silva, a Naná, opções para os jogos de simples. A parceira de Stefani na partida de duplas ainda será confirmada.
A seleção canadense também oficializou a escalação. A capitã Heidi El Tabakh terá duas campeãs de Grand Slam: Bianca Andreescu, dona do título de simples do US Open de 2019, e Gabriela Dabrowski, vencedora da chave de duplas femininas em 2023. Kayla Cross e Arina Arseneault completam o grupo. Ficam de fora Leylah Fernandez, 28ª do ranking da WTA, e Victoria Mboko, 15ª, ainda em recuperação de uma lesão grave.
O confronto vai colocar frente a frente duas das melhores duplistas do circuito neste momento. Stefani e Dabrowski, parceiras nos torneios internacionais, estarão em lados opostos da rede. Na temporada de 2026, elas levantaram seis troféus juntas, entre eles três de nível WTA 1000 - Dubai, Pequim e Wuhan -, campanha que garantiu à dupla vaga no WTA Finals de Indian Wells, que reúne as oito melhores parcerias do ano.
O Brasil chegou a esta eliminatória com o título do torneio regional das Américas, conquistado em abril. Na campanha, o time que tinha Gabriela Cé, Naná, Victoria Barros e Ana Candiotto bateu Argentina, Chile, Peru e México.
A quadra de saibro será montada no Shopping Vitória, e o Brasil tenta ali encerrar um tabu: nunca venceu as canadenses na competição, somando 12 derrotas em 12 confrontos. Quem vencer em novembro fica com a vaga que leva ao qualificatório mundial da Billie Jean King Cup de 2027.
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