MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Magda Linette gave Poland a 1-0 series lead over Spain in the opening round of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals after surviving a nearly 4-hour test against Sara Sorribes on Friday. Linette secured a 7 (8)-6, 2-6, 6-4 victory in 3 hours, 51 minutes on the indoor hard courts at Malaga’s Palacio de Deportes.

Severe rain and flooding are expected in southern Spain, where the international women's tennis team event is being held.

The first tie of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals between Spain and Poland was postponed on Wednesday because of a severe weather alert in the Malaga region, while the scheduled start of Japan vs.