PICTURE: Elena Rybakina treated to giant red rose bouquet as she arrives in Shezhen for Billie Jean King Cup Finals

Elena Rybakina has arrived in Shenzhen ahead of the upcoming Billie Jean King Cup 2025 finals. She was greeted with something special upon her arrival. A special bouquet was waiting for Rybakina, pleasing the Kazakh tennis star.

On Sunday, Rybakina shared a photo of a giant bouquet of deep red roses. The former Wimbledon champion took to her Instagram stories to share the lavish floral gift, posting a snapshot with the stunning Shenzhen skyline in the background. The roses were meticulously wrapped in elegant black paper and a decorative ribbon. There was also a heartfelt note, with warm greetings. She captioned the post:

Elena Rybakina's Instagram story

The 2025 Billie Jean King Cup Finals will be held from September 16-21. For the first time in 62 years, the tournament, which was previously known as the Federation Cup and Fed Cup, will be held in China. The matches will be played at Shenzhen Bay Sports Center Arena in Shenzhen, China.

The tournament will feature eight teams battling it out for the Billie Jean King Cup over six days. It's a knockout format, where Italy, Great Britain, the United States and Spain will face China, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Japan, respectively, in the quarterfinals.

Each tie will feature three matches: two singles and one doubles match. It will follow a best-of-three tie-break format.

Elena Rybakina's Kazakhstan to face USA in Billie Jean King Cup

Elena Rybakina will be motivated to do well in China after her run at the US Open came to a halt in the fourth round at the hands of Markéta Vondroušová in three sets.

She will represent Kazakhstan, who will take on the title favorites USA. The tie will take place on Thursday, with matches starting at 10 am local time (10 p.m. Sep. 17 ET, 3 a.m.). If Rybakin's team manages to get past the USA, they will face the winner of the Great Britain vs Japan tie. The finals of the tournament will be played on Sun, September 21, at 5 pm local time.

Elena Rybakina will be joined by Jessica Pegula (USA) and Jasmine Paolini (Italy) as some of the top stars in the tournament.

Rybakina's Kazakhstan squad will be captained by Yuriy Schukin and her rest of her team includes Yulia Putintseva, Zarina Diyas, Anna Danilina and Zhibek Kulambayeva.

Meanwhile, Team USA, led by captain Lindsay Davenport, features Pegula, Emma Navarro, Hailey Baptiste, Taylor Townsend and McCartney Kessler (replacing Madison Keys).

Edited by Krutik Jain