Defeats for Kartal and Boulter condemn Britain to loss.
Great Britain’s stay at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals lasted only one match as they fell to Czechia in the quarter-finals in Shenzhen.
Led by Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova, the whole Czech team is ranked higher than any of Britain’s players, and it was Noskova who sealed victory with a 6-2, 7-6 win over Boulter.
Keothavong’s team have over-performed in the Billie Jean King Cup in recent years and did so again by reaching the finals, with an under-strength team upsetting Australia in April.
Britain booked their return to the eight-team finals, this year held in Bologna, over the weekend with a 4-0 victory against Ecuador at London’s Copper Box.
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Defeats for Kartal and Boulter condemn Britain to loss.
Men will play Germany in quarter-finals of Davis Cup.
Great Britain’s stay at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals lasted only one match as they fell to Czechia in the quarter-finals in Shenzhen. Anne Keothavong’s side were bidding to reach the last four for the fourth time in five years but were underdogs and defeats for Sonay Kartal and Katie Boulter sealed their fate.
Led by Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova, the whole Czech team is ranked higher than any of Britain’s players, and it was Noskova who sealed victory with a 6-2, 7-6 win over Boulter.
The Czechs will bid for their seventh title in the competition since 2011 while Britain’s hopes of lifting the trophy for the first time are over for another year.
Keothavong’s team have over-performed in the Billie Jean King Cup in recent years and did so again by reaching the finals, with an under-strength team upsetting Australia in April.
Kartal found her range at once against 26th-ranked Bouzkova but could not convert a 40-0 lead in the third game to make it 3-0 and was edged out in a first-set tie-break.
Britain booked their return to the eight-team finals, this year held in Bologna, over the weekend with a 4-0 victory against Ecuador at London’s Copper Box.
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