Katie Boulter rounded off the first task of her teammate Emma Raducanu in the first match and after defeating Leylah Fernandez sealed Great Britain’s qualification for the semi-finals of the Billie Jean King Cup and confirmed the elimination of the current champion, Canada, from the tournament.
Boulter suffered to close out the fight but he delivered. He defeated Fernández 6-2 and 6-4the heroine of the last edition, led the North American team to victory. It took an hour and 42 minutes for the British woman to settle down and finish her job. In the second set they had a 5-1 advantage. He had three match points before securing victory but his rival fought as hard as he could and took advantage of the tension that accompanied the British.
In the end, Boulter got past Leylah Fernandez and achieved the goal of Great Britain never having won this competition.. Now, the British team is aiming for the fifth final in its history to end the curse. They will face Slovakia, who beat Australia earlier.
The 28-year-old Leicester player, twenty-fourth in the world, who won this year in Nottingham and San Diego to take his career trophies to three, became the leader of Anne Keothavong’s team.
Great Britain, one of four countries to compete in every season of Billie Jean King along with Australia, France and Italy, It ended a successful day opened by Emma Raducanu in the first duel.
The 2021 US Open champion brought her team closer to the goal after defeating Canadian Rebecca Marino 6-0, 7-5. In the first clash between the two players, who have never met on the circuit in their careers, the British sealed victory in 89 minutes.
So, the four survivors to inherit the throne of Canada are Great Britain, who will face Slovakia, and Poland who will face Italy. The two duels will be played on Monday at the adjacent facilities of the Jose María Martín Carpena Sports Palace in Málaga.
Source: La Verdad
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