On Tuesday, the British tennis star saw off Slovakia's Viktorija Hruncakova 6-4 6-4 to put her nation up early in their semifinal tie in Malaga. For the former world No. 10, it was her third consecutive straight-set win at the BJK Cup Finals, having previously also handled Jule Niemeier and Rebecca Marino in straight sets.

Every match is extremely challenging and as the tournament progresses it’s more and more,’ Raducanu said after her win. ‘It was a really tough battle because my opponent

Great Britain face Slovakia in the last four of the Billie Jean King Cup as Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter look to lead the way to a first final in the women’s team event since 1981. Raducanu and Boulter have been on top form to defeat Germany and Canada on their way to the semi-finals,