Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter combine to lead Great Britain into the Billie Jean King Cup semi-finals at the expense of defending champions Canada.

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

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Emma Raducanu makes a winning return from injury before Katie Boulter secures Great Britain's place in the Billie Jean King Cup quarter-finals.

Emma Raducanu put Britain 1-0 up on Slovakia in the Billie Jean King Cup semi-finals on Tuesday in Malaga with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Viktoria Hruncakova.

Billie Jean King Cup tennis score from Britain v Slovakia semi-final - Surprise package Slovakia stand in Great Britain’s way of a first Billie Jean King Cup final since 1981

Great Britain will face Slovakia in their semi-final on Tuesday at 11:00 GMT. If we're going by rankings, Great Britain have been the favourites against both Germany and Canada. The same thing applies against Slovakia. Rebecca Sramkova is their highest ranked player at 43rd - that's 19 places below British number one Katie Boulter.

Rebecca Sramkova defeated Katie Boulter 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 to pull Slovakia level at 1-1 with Great Britain in the Billie Jean King Cup semi-finals on Tuesday. Emma Raducanu sent Britain ahead with a 6-4,