Lys is joined by 19-year-old Tessa Brockmann, and will face teams from Turkey and Belgium.

Cornet, who retired from tennis a second time earlier this year, replaces Julien Benneteau.

The Americans lost both singles matches in straight sets on Sunday, with Emma Navarro first falling to Elisabetta Cocciaretto.

The two each came from a set down to defeat Sonay Kartal and Katie Boulter in a 2-0 win over Great Britain.

Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini won the deciding doubles to send defending champions Italy back into the final for the third year in a row.

The American then watched Jessica Pegula and Taylor Townsend defeat Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina and Yulia Putintseva in a winner-take-all doubles match.

The U.S. beat Slovakia in Bratislava on the strength of late call-ups Hailey Baptiste and Bernarda Pera.

The U.S. next faces host nation Slovakia on Sunday with the winner going through to the finals.

The event was previously played in November.

Poland is hosting Switzerland and Ukraine in the round-robin qualifier, but Swiatek said Wednesday she made the "difficult decision" to skip it.

The last two finals were in Spain: in Seville in 2023 when Canada won, and Malaga in 2024 when Italy won.