Billie Jean King Cup

2022 - 11 - 11

Britain To Face Australia In Billie Jean King Cup Semis (Barron's)

Anne Keothavong's side needed to sweep the two singles matches and the doubles to avoid elimination at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow. The hosts were heavy ...

"It had a huge impact on what we had to go through here, especially Elise now with an injury. "It was always going to be a big ask but the girls delivered. This morning we knew what we had to do," Keothavong said.

Britain, Australia move into Billie Jean King Cup semifinals (ESPN)

Britain pulled off a remarkable comeback against Spain, winning all three matches Thursday to win Group C and advance to the Billie Jean King Cup ...

[Bianca Andreescu](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2979) defeated [Elisabetta Cocciaretto](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3831) 7-6 (3), 6-3. [Leylah Fernandez](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3641) defeated [Martina Trevisan](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1374) 6-0, 6-0. Dart was in tears after stunning 13th-ranked [Paula Badosa](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2731) in a 6-3, 6-4 victory, despite a ranking gap of 85 places. [Alicia Barnett](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=4351) and [Olivia Nicholls](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=4658) were late call-ups following Emma Raducanu's withdrawal and had not been in anything remotely like this situation before. It's the same scenario for Canada after beating Italy 3-0 in Group A to set up a winner-takes-all match against Switzerland on Friday. [Gabriela Dabrowski](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1375) joined Fernandez to win the doubles for Canada 6-1, 6-1 against [Jasmine Paolini](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2615) and [Lucia Bronzetti](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=4666). It had a huge impact on what we had to go through here, especially Elise now with an injury. Britain arguably should not even be in the 12-team tournament, having lost a qualifier to the Czech Republic in April. That drew criticism from Belgium captain Johan Van Herck. "I'm just so happy to keep this one alive." [Heather Watson](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1382) and [Harriet Dart](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2200) over much-higher-ranked opponents. Still, they shrugged off the pressure of a winner-takes-all doubles match against [Aliona Bolsova](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3784) and [Rebeka Masarova](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2984) to win 7-6 (5), 6-2.

The unlikely debutant duo sparking Britain's surge at Billie Jean ... (The Guardian)

Olivia Nicholls and Alicia Barnett spent almost their entire professional careers in the lower levels of the ITF circuit and their rise has been a ...

“I don’t think Liv and I at the age of 15 really truly believed that was going to happen, but we wanted it. Maybe some people, when they go out to start their professional careers when they are young, they might get burnt out at the age of 22, 23. They have both risen over 120 places in the rankings this year to 60th and 63rd, meaning 2023 will mark their first full year on the WTA tour. Despite playing together occasionally in the past, they began their partnership full time in 2021 and things have rapidly clicked into place. For one thing, there was initially no room for them in the squad. Not only did they win in straight sets, but their passion and vitality energised their teammates, who ended a difficult day smiling.

Switzerland returns to semifinals at Billie Jean King Cup (WTA Tennis)

Belinda Bencic and Viktorija Golubic grabbed wins over Canadians Leylah Fernandez and Bianca Andreescu on Friday, putting last year's finalists Switzerland ...

“It took a lot out of me today, and I think my team gave me so much support," Golubic said on court afterwards. "I feel like I’m moving really well, and I’m just trying to grind and fight for every point," Bencic said on court, after her win. Bencic clinched the tie by defeating Leylah Fernandez 6-0, 7-5 in the second singles match.

Canada eliminated from Billie Jean King Cup after losing tie to ... (Sportsnet.ca)

Canada was eliminated from the Billie Jean King Cup after dropping two singles matches to Switzerland in the women's international tennis competition on ...