Belgian number one Elise Mertens had to take to the court at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals less than 24 hours after arriving in Glasgow following a last-minute dash from the WTA Finals in Texas.
The WTA’s scramble to find a replacement host for the Chinese city of Shenzhen for its showpiece event led to the tournament finishing only hours before another flagship tournament kicked off at the Emirates Arena thousands of miles and several time zones away.
