MALAGA MALAGA: Slovakia beat Britain 2-1 to reach the Billie Jean King Cup final for the first time in more than two decades. Viktoria Hrunkova and Tereza Mihalíkova defeated Olivia Nicholls and Heather Watson 6-2, 6-2 in the decisive doubles match, sending Slovakia through to the final for the first time since 2002, where they will face last year's runners-up Italy on Wednesday . “This is a special moment for our country, our players and tennis in Slovakia,” said captain Matej Liptak. “It's been years since we only won it once.
But today it's really real, and we're just one step away from perhaps the biggest win for our team or team members. We'll try to enjoy it.” Britain were trying to reach the final of the women's team event for the first time in more than four decades. “We're all absolutely gutted,” said Britain team captain Anne Keothavong. ” “We came into this event believing that we had a good chance, but unfortunately we fell short. We faced a better team. It's still quite raw. It's quite difficult to find the right words.” Slovakia forced a decider after Rebecca Sramkova defeated Katie Boulter 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the second singles match.
Britain took the lead when Emma Raducanu defeated Hruncakova 6–4, 6–4 in the first singles, a result that ended Hruncakova's six-match winning streak at the tournament, which included both singles and doubles matches. Are. Raducanu said, “I had some good performances on the court this week. I played three matches, which is great for me. I haven't played for a while, so I feel like I was able to get a point and get on the board.” It was helpful to have.” “We definitely have a winning team. We can improve on some things, but overall, I think we did a really good job and there are a lot of positives to take from it.”
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