Boulter and Burrage were playing together for only the second time, having practised as a partnership in the build-up to the competition. “We went out there and we gave it our all. We swung and that is what we wanted to do,” Burrage said. “It was great to step on the court with Katie –...
Great Britain captain Anne Keothavong says the lack of top-20 players at the Billie Jean King Cup is “a tennis problem, not a player problem”. Only three of the world’s top-20 will compete in this week’s qualifying rounds, with Poland’s Iga Swiatek and American trio Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff and Madison Keys among those absent....
The 2021 US Open champion plans to do a training block over the next two to three weeks and will not play any WTA tournaments. It is unclear when she plans to return to match action. Raducanu’s withdrawal means British captain Anne Keothavong is assessing her options, but likely to call another player into a...