Katie Boulter v Rebecca Sramkova LIVE: Billie Jean King Cup tennis rating from Britain v Slovakia semi-final

No! A double fault presents the sport to Rebecca Sramkova. Katie Boulter is paying a heavy value for lacking her first serves. The set is there to be received for the Slovakian now.

Emma Raducanu has completed her restoration and is again within the enviornment to cheer on Katie Boulter on this match. There are quite a lot of nervous faces from each staff benches however solely seems of willpower on the faces of Boutler and Sramkova.

Each gamers commerce factors as Boutler seems to carry serve, the Brit then sends a forehand too vast and places her opponent forward at 15-30.

The stress is on as soon as extra.

Boulter handles it properly. She wins the following rally however then goes too lengthy! Sramkova has one other break level now. Can Boulter maintain serve?

Boutler breaks again instantly! Sramkova had 40-15 benefit in that recreation however one way or the other Boulter fought her approach into the sport after which received it.

A volley winner from the Brit sends her yelling in celebration. The second set is again on serve.

Wow. Rebecca Sramkova lands three aces in a row nevertheless it’s not fairly sufficient to keep away from any trace of a direct break again from Katie Boulter.

Boulter twice assaults the second serve earlier than touchdown a forehand on the road to power the sport to deuce! That is nice ability from each gamers.

Boulter saves it from the serve!

From deuce, the Brit pushes one too vast and Sramkova lands a backhand winner to safe a break. Now that’s a momentum swinger.

With Boulter serving second on this set she wants to make sure that she retains tempo with Sramkova earlier than choosing the proper second to assault and get the break.

Emma Raducanu did that brilliantly in her match earlier.

There’s a little bit of stress on Boulter after a double fault and a pacey return of serve from Sramkova brings the sport to 30-30. Boulter responds with a serve to the forehand then punts a forehand of her personal too lengthy!

Break level for Sramkova.

Nice Britain at the moment are only one set away from the Billie Jean King Cup last however Katie Boulter nonetheless have work to do. She’ll have to preserve Sramkova at bay and never enable the Slovakian to swing the momentum of this match.

Sramkova kicks off the second set with a maintain of serve to like however Boulter is making her work for each level. There’ll be no straightforward video games on this set.

Sramkova isn’t feeling the stress. She saves each set factors and forces the sport to deuce. Boulter slows issues down and resets however faults on her subsequent first serve.

Her second serve is hooked again however Boulter comes down the road and wins the purpose. There’s one other likelihood to win the set now.

This time she takes it! It’s an ace down the T line. Her first of the match.

A maintain of serve will earn Katie Boulter this opening set and pile heaps of stress on Rebecca Sramkova. The Brit begins the sport by forcing her opponent into the online earlier than lacing a forehand down the road to double her lead.

Sramkova seems so uncomfortable on court docket on the minute. She is aware of that she’s being outplayed.

Boulter provides up a degree with a forehand into the online however wins the following rally to offer herself two set factors.