Sam Stosur's Australian team will have to pull out all the stops in a tough Billie Jean King Cup away tie against France if they are to avoid being cast into the competition's hinterland next year.
Australia must prevail in their November playoff tie at a venue and on a surface to be decided by their French hosts if they are to make it into the qualifiers early next year that will give them a crack at winning the 2027 title.
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