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Britain Beats Australia to Advance to Billie Jean King Cup Finals
Australia must win Saturday’s doubles after Talia Gibson and Kimberly Birrell lost in straight sets, leaving Britain one match from the Billie Jean King Cup Finals.
- On Friday, Australia fell behind 0-2 to Great Britain in the Billie Jean King Cup qualifier at Melbourne Park, forcing the host nation to win all remaining matches to reach the September Finals.
- Great Britain's 17-year-old debutant Mika Stojsavljevic and Harriet Dart upset higher-ranked Australians despite the visitors missing top players Emma Raducanu, Sonay Kartal, and Katie Boulter from their squad.
- Stojsavljevic struck 12 aces in her 7-6, 7-5 win over Gibson, while Birrell committed 15 double faults during her 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 loss to Dart, demonstrating contrasting performances on opening day.
- Australian captain Sam Stosur said, "We absolutely believe in Storm and Ellen to get tomorrow's doubles match going," as Storm Hunter and Ellen Perez prepare for Saturday's opening rubber.
- Qualifying for the eight-team Finals in Shenzhen, China, in September remains the prize, but defeat would mark Australia's second consecutive year missing the tournament after finishing runners-up in 2022.
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Britain beats Australia to advance to Billie Jean King Cup finals
Britain has advanced to the Billie Jean King Cup finals. Doubles pair Harriet Dart and Jodie Burrage beat Australia’s Storm Hunter and Ellen Perez 6-3, 6-4 to clinch the teams’ best-of-five matchup in Melbourne.
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The Brits didn’t have a top-100 player. They dominated Australia at Melbourne Park anyway
Australia have suffered a humiliating 3-0 wipeout to Great Britain in their Billie Jean King Cup qualifying tie to miss out on making the finals in consecutive years.
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