Iga Swiatek, the world No.1, has moved into the last four of the Madrid Open despite dropping the first set of her quarter-final against Beatriz Haddad Maia.
The formidable teams of the United States and Canada are likely to bar Australia's way to repeating their 2022 run to the Billie Jean King Cup final.
The top two women's seeds at the Madrid Open in Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka have both booked their quarter-finals spots, but in contrasting fashion.