Iga Świątek and the Polish national team in danger? Latest flood news

The threat that may affect Malaga became loud in Polish media on Tuesday late afternoon. Information began to arrive regarding huge rainfall that would torpedo the areas of Malaga and the surrounding area. Rainfall of up to 120 mm was expected within twelve hours.

For this reason, it was decided to close the facilities, including sports facilities, in order not to make the mistake of omission – or too late information from the government – as happened in Valencia several days ago.

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Interestingly, initially in the case of the organization of the BJKC final tournament, there was no binding information regarding the matches scheduled for Wednesday. It must be admitted that the situation is quite strange, because on the one hand, 3,000 inhabitants of Malaga were evacuated – as a precaution – and on the other, a tennis game for stakes was about to start in this city.

– We spent the entire day today in the hotel for safety reasons. We’re not going anywhere, we’re not leaving. As we know, the situation in the city center is much worse than in our country. At least the downpour hasn’t hit us very hard so far. We did a workout at the gym today so that it wouldn’t be a completely long day. We gather our strength and rest. We have one more day here to train. We will be ready when we need to be! – admitted Katarzyna Kawa, one of the staff members.

The Polish team will play under the baton of coach Dawid Celt, who is the team’s captain. The Polish national tennis team included: Iga Świątek, Magda Linette, Magdalena Fręch, Maja Chwalińska and the quoted Kawa.

Let us remind you that the match between Spain and Poland was to take place on Wednesday afternoon, i.e. November 13. Finally, on the same day, around noon, it was decided that the meeting would be postponed to Friday (November 15), at 10:00.

What does the situation in Malaga look like from the perspective of someone on the spot?

– (…) the city was hit by rain, although not on the scale expected. The program, broadcast on Andalusia TV, showed videos submitted by people. Also those that you have seen on social media platforms. Someone even managed to capture a waterspout in the Mediterranean Sea. Of course, there were places where buses could not pass, but residents of Warsaw and the S8 route have known this problem for a long time during heavy downpours. In summary, we do not downplay the alerts and what happened in Malaga, but it must be clearly said that in this case a small rain fell from a large cloud – wrote Dominik Lutostański, a journalist from Onet and “Przegląd Sportowy”, in his report straight from Malaga.

Spain – Poland. When and where to watch the tennis players’ match?

What is the exact tournament system in Spain? Each match will consist of two singles and one doubles. Most likely, Paula Badosa (12th in the WTA ranking) and Świątek (2nd) will play in the strongest singles pair, on both sides of the Spain-Poland competition. The exact pairings of the competition are unknown.

Winners of the entire three-game match will advance to the quarterfinals. There, the Czech national team is waiting for the Spanish or Polish players. The broadcast of the Spain-Poland match will start on Friday, November 15, on TVP Sport, the studio will start at 9:45. It will be possible to follow the Polish national team’s activities online on the television website, mobile application, Smart TV, and HbbTV.