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MALAGA, Spain (AP)—Poland's Iga Swiatek beat home favorite Paula Badosa of Spain to knock out the host of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in the opening round on Friday.

The world No. 2 Swiatek sealed Poland's spot in the quarterfinals against the Czech Republic after she beat No. 12 Badosa, 6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-1, on the indoor hard court.

Badosa scrapped to get back in the match by winning the second-set tiebreaker. But Swiatek roared back with a dominant third set and a break advantage of 8-3.

Earlier this year, Swiatek won a bronze medal for Poland at the Paris Olympics.

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The match was delayed late in the third set for what organizers called a “medical incident” apparently among the spectators inside Malaga’s Palacio de Deportes.

“She pushed me," Swiatek said after the tie was won 2-0. "There was a lot of pressure in the tiebreaker and it went her way, but I knew I could get back in it in the third set.”

She underscored the importance of Magda Linette’s opening win in the tie.

“We both did it, and also the whole Polish team,” the five-time Grand Slam winner said after making her BJK Finals debut.

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Linette took nearly fours to put down Sara Sorribes Tormo, 7-6 (8), 2-6, 6-4.

Linette faced a 3-0 deficit in the decisive set but regrouped and finished off Sorribes Tormo. Linette hit more winners, 55-12, while also making 79 unforced errors to Sorribes Tormo’s 26.

The match between Spain and Poland was originally scheduled for Wednesday but was pushed back two days due to heavy rain in southern Spain which caused some flooding in Malaga. Authorities in Spain are on high alert after massive flash floods claimed more than 200 lives last month.

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