Tennis: Billie Jean King Cup 2024 finals

It was in the Billie Jean King Cup that Emma Raducanu’s statement performance of the year came.

Great Britain were playing away to France back in April with a place in the prestigious tennis finals up for grabs, in a play-off charge led by a Raducanu returning to competitive clay action for the first time in almost a year.

She had already come back to win in three sets against Caroline Garcia, and in the fourth match of the tie, went up against Diane Parry who took the first set.

The French fans were being roused up at the prospect of a comeback, but Raducanu dug deep and produced a clutch display to win the deciding tiebreak and book GB’s spot at the Billie Jean King (BJK) Cup finals in November.

The 21-year-old was instrumental in the play-offs and already had a drop of the taste of potential glory: now it is time for her to replicate that on the big stage.

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