Teenager Mika Stojsavljevic and Harriet Dart put a depleted Nice Britain one win away from sealing a spot within the Billie Jean King Cup Finals over Australia in Melbourne.
Stojsavljevic, at the moment ranked 275th on the earth, shocked world No 65 Talia Gibson 7-6 (7-4) 7-5 on her Billie Jean King Cup debut in Melbourne.
The 17-year-old was a 7-6 (7-4) 7-5 winner as she overturned a distinction of 219 locations within the WTA rankings.
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Brit Mika Stojsavljevic gained the ladies’ US Open at Flushing Meadows in 2024
The 2024 US Open junior champion gave Nice Britain an ideal begin within the qualifiers as Anne Keothavong’s facet look to progress within the absence of Emma Raducanu, Sonay Kartal, Katie Boulter and Fran Jones.
Stojsavljevic went 3-1 forward early on however wanted a tie-break to take the opening set and efficiently defended 5 break factors earlier than closing out a see-saw second which included 5 breaks of serve.
“It feels amazing. I can’t believe it. I can’t even remember the last point,” Stojsavljevic stated. “I had wonderful assist from the facet and managed to get via.
“Going into it, I knew she’d have the house floor. I am grateful to the individuals supporting GB at the moment.
“It was a good match. We have very similar games, both quite aggressive, so I’m happy I got through it.”
Harriet Dart then battled again to defeat Kiimberly Birrell 4-6 6-3 6-3 handy Britain a 2-0 lead and put Anne Keothavong’s facet in management on the finish of day one.
Saturday on the Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers
- Storm Hunter and Ellen Perez vs Jodie Burrage and Harriet Dart
- Talia Gibson vs Harriet Dart
- Kimberly Birrell vs Mika Stojsavljevic
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