Britain beats Australia to advance to Billie Jean King Cup finals

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Britain superior to the Billie Jean King Cup finals when doubles pair Harriet Dart and Jodie Burrage beat Australia’s Storm Hunter and Ellen Perez 6-3, 6-4 to clinch the groups’ best-of-five matchup Saturday.

The guests had constructed a 2-0 lead Friday when 17-year-old Mika Stojsavljevic beat Talia Gibson 7-6 (4), 7-5, and Dart topped Kimberly Birrell 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in singles matches at John Cain Enviornment.

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In a comfort win, 17-year-old Australian Emerson Jones beat Katie Swan 7-5, 6-3 to make the rating 3-1.

The finals of the Billie Jean King Cup, a girls’s staff match previously known as the Fed Cup, can be held in Shenzhen in September. Host nation China certified routinely.

Six different finalists can be decided Saturday: defending champion Italy vs. Japan; Kazakhstan vs. Canada; Switzerland vs. Czech Republic; Slovenia vs. Spain; Belgium vs. United States; Poland vs. Ukraine.

The shedding groups will compete in November’s Billie Jean King Cup Cup playoffs, which determines qualifiers for 2027.

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