Australia will replace the suspended Russian team for the Billie Jean King Cup Finals, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Monday.
Russia was banned from defending its Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup titles following its Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine.
Belarus, a key staging area for the invasion, which Russia says is a "special operation," has also been banned from the international team competitions.
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