Summary

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  • Great Britain 1-2 Australia - best-of-three tie

  • Singles 1: Heather Watson 4-6 6-7 (3-7) Storm Sanders

  • Singles 2: Harriet Dart 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 Ajla Tomljanovic

  • Doubles: Alicia Barnett/Olivia Nicholls 6-7 (1-7) 7-6 (7-5) 6-10 Storm Sanders/Sam Stosur

  • GB's first semi-final in competition since 1981

  • Second semi-final: Switzerland v Czech Republic (after GB v Aus)

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Live Reporting

Katie Falkingham and Jonathan Jurejko

  1. Britain banking on Watson's experience

    Jonathan Jurejko
    BBC Sport

    Britain are banking on Heather Watson's experience to get them off to a flyer.

    Watson, 30, moved alongside Sue Barker in fifth place on the list of most Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup matches won by a British player when she beat Spain's Nuria Parrizas-Diaz on Thursday.

    Watson is also in second place on the list for most singles matches won by a British player in the competition.

    Only Virginia Wade has won more.

  2. Sanders breaks

    Watson 1-2 Sanders*

    Storm Sanders is piling the pressure on Heather Watson's serve, making the Brit fight for every point.

    Sanders earns herself another break point opportunity with a forehand cross-court placed just out of Watson's reach, but scuppers her chance, taking the game to deuce.

    Great coverage at the net from Sanders sees her earn another break point, which she converts as a Watson return finds the net.

  3. *Watson 1-1 Sanders

    Watson nabs the first point of the Sanders serve but the Aussie levels with a helping hand from the net cord, the ball striking it and plopping over the net, giving Watson zero chance.

    From there, Sanders takes control of the game, securing the hold to 15 with a lovely touch over the net to finish it off.

  4. Mel South
    Former GB Fed Cup tennis player on BBC TV

    That was brilliant fight from Watson so early in the match.

  5. Mel South
    Former GB Fed Cup tennis player on BBC TV

    Both players are looking to step and it will be a case of who can get their feet inside the baseline.

  6. Watson 1-0 Sanders*

    Not the start Heather Watson was after, handing Storm Sanders two break points in her opening service game.Struggling on her first serve, she saves the first break point, and then the second with a cracking ace.

    Watson gets herself the advantage but Sanders brings it back to deuce with a lovely forehand into the corner, but hands her British opponent a second chance, which she duly takes.

    Good to see/hear the GB band in full voice this morning in the crowd. "Here we go, here we go, here we gooooo."

  7. Mel South
    Former GB Fed Cup tennis player

    Heather has to stay aggressive today because Storm is such a good mover and uses her lefty game to pull you across court and create angles.

  8. *Watson 0-0 Sanders (* denotes next server)

    Storm Sanders won the toss and chose to receive, so Heather Watson to serve first and get us under way...

  9. So first up hoping to get a point on the board for GB is British number six Heather Watson.

    Ranked 133rd in the world, she's taking on Australia's Storm Sanders, ranked more than 100 places below her.

    They've met just once before on court, Sanders winning on that occasion in three sets in Brisbane two years ago.

    Heather WatsonGetty Images

  10. 'Something special'

    Anne Keothavong described Thursday's win as "the biggest win certainly in my time as captain".

    She told BBC Sport: "What took everybody, me included, by surprise was the manner they were able to deliver those victories. To win without dropping a set was quite incredible. It was something special.

    "The players are playing with a lot of belief and they have appreciated the support out there."

    On today's tie: "We go into the match as underdogs but we have the home support.

    "We still have a job to do but we have put ourselves in a fantastic position.

    "Australia have a huge amount of experience in the competition. Their number two player, Storm Sanders, we cannot underestimate her. You look at her ranking on paper but she rises to the occasion."

    Anne KeothavongGetty Images

  11. How did we get here?

    Turn the clock back to April and Great Britain were knocked out of the BJK Cup, but still qualified for the Finals due to being the host nation.

    Fast forward back to this week and they have reached the semi-finals of the competitions for the first time in 41 years.

    They did that with a huge 3-0 win over Spain to progress out of their group. Check out the highlights below.

    Billie Jean King Cup: GB's Alicia Barnett and Olivia Nicholls beat Spain to progress

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  13. Who's playing who?

    GB captain Anne Keothavong has named her team for today's rubbers.

    • Heather Watson v Storm Sanders
    • Harriet Dart v Ajla Tomljanovic
    • Alicia Barnett/Olivia Nicholls v Storm Sanders/Samantha Stosur

  14. Good morning

    Happy Saturday! Fancy some tennis?

    It's been a good week for Great Britain up in Glasgow this week. They're through to the semi-finals of the Billie Jean King Cup, and their tie with Australia is coming right up...

    Great Britain teamGetty Images