GB miss out on spot in BJK Cup Finals

Great Britain have missed out on the Billie Jean King Cup Finals after Harriet Dart’s loss to France’s world number five Caroline Garcia sealed defeat in their best-of-five qualifier. Dart, Britain’s highest-ranked player in the absence of Emma Raducanu, was beaten 6-1 6-7 (10-12) 6-1 by Garcia. The 2022 US Open semi-finalist’s win gave France […]

Great Britain have missed out on the Billie Jean King Cup Finals after Harriet Dart’s loss to France’s world number five Caroline Garcia sealed defeat in their best-of-five qualifier.

Dart, Britain’s highest-ranked player in the absence of Emma Raducanu, was beaten 6-1 6-7 (10-12) 6-1 by Garcia.

The 2022 US Open semi-finalist’s win gave France an unassailable 3-0 lead.

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Instead of being in the 12-team Finals, Britain must contest a play-off to earn a spot in the 2024 qualifiers.

Anne Keothavong’s squad will be demoted to the Group I stage of the competition if they lose the tie in November.