Britain dispatched defending champions Canada 2-0 to advance to the Billie Jean King Cup semifinals on Sunday following straight units singles wins from Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter.
They’ll play Slovakia for a spot within the closing on Tuesday. Poland and Italy will face off within the different semifinal match on Monday.
Raducanu broke within the first sport as she began off with a bagel in opposition to Rebecca Marino, who made her debut within the occasion in 2011.
The second set went with serve till the 2021 U.S. Open champion broke to guide 6-5 earlier than wrapping up a 6-0, 7-5 victory to offer her staff a 1-0 lead within the contest.
Boulter then sealed their last-four spot as she beat Leylah Fernandez 6-2, 6-4.
Fernandez had received 16 of her earlier 17 Billie Jean King Cup matches, together with all eight she performed final 12 months as she helped lead Canada to the title.
Britain are one among solely 4 nations — alongside Australia, France and Italy — to have competed within the event each season because it was launched in 1963.
Nonetheless, they’re the one a type of groups to have by no means lifted the trophy, shedding in 4 finals.
Earlier on Sunday Slovakia knocked out Australia to maneuver into the semifinals for the primary time since 2002 after singles victories by Viktoria Hruncakova and Rebecca Sramkova gave them an unassailable 2-0 lead.
Hruncakova overcame Kimberly Birrell with a hardfought 7-5, 6-7(4), 6-3 win in a match lasting two hours and half-hour.
Hruncakova, 126 locations under Birrell within the rankings, hit 32 winners whereas the Australian made 37 unforced errors.
World No. 43 Sramkova surprised Ajla Tomljanovic with a ruthless efficiency, beating the previous Wimbledon and U.S. Open quarterfinalist 6-1, 6-2. Tomljanovic was scuffling with a knee situation.
Slovakia had shocked file 18-times champions the USA on Thursday to succeed in the quarterfinals.