Group competition against the nation "Fed Cup" is a rule that participating teams are grouped according to the results of the previous year, Japan and the United Kingdom of the Europe and Africa zone one copy of the Asia-Oceania zone I played against each other.

The tournament will take 4 singles and 1 doubles in 2 days and the team who won 3 ahead will be promoted to the world group 2 division, which will be the next higher group next year.

On the 21st day on the first day, Osaka players who won the ranking tour tournament last year after the four major conventions also gained popularity, and more than 2000 seats prepared at the venue of Miki, Hyogo Prefecture While sold out, two singles games were held.

Osaka, who ranked 22nd in the world ranking, fought against Heather Watson of 77th place in the first match and took over this set with a strong set of forehand with increased accuracy, the first set , The second set took over 8 service ace around the high speed serve which is near 200 kilometers per hour and overwhelmed the opponent and won with a straight pair of setcount 2: 0.

Nara Kurumi, 100th in the world, loses to the former world fourth place Johanna Conta by 0 to 2 in the second game, Japan finished the first day with 1 victory and 1 loss in battle result It was.

Singles and two doubles will be held on the 22nd, Osaka will play against the contested player of the former world No. 4 who defeated Nara on the 21st in the first game.