Billie Jean King Cup qualifying: How underdogs Great Britain beat France to reach finals

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Anne Keothavong says Great Britain's win over France is 'certainly up there' with her greatest achievements as captain.

Anne Keothavong says Great Britain's victory over France in the Billie Jean King Cup is "certainly up there" with her greatest achievements as captain.and book their place in November's 12-team Finals.

There were concerns Raducanu would not be available for the qualifiers following her withdrawal from last month's Miami Open with a lower back injury.Against strong-server Garcia, Raducanu matched her opponent for aces, while she withstood a late surge from Parry after missing two match points. After an injury-disrupted 2023 season, it was an achievement in itself that Raducanu managed to stay fit for two three-set matches.

"Me and Fran are going to Tuscany and this was the running joke of the week so when we won we shouted 'Tuscany'," Raducanu explained afterwards.Great Britain overcome poor clay recordBoulter's first ever Tour-level match on the surface was against Diane Parry on Friday - a match where she lost 12 games in a row in a 6-2 6-0 defeat.

 

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