Naomi Cavaday
Former British tennis player on BBC Red Button

We are going see Tatjana Maria getting in those slices a lot, whether it is a forehand or a backhand.

She likes getting herself forward, so we might even see some drop shots and some low short balls.

She will do anything to keep it out of Katie Boulter's strike zone.

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A tricky start for Katie Boulter and she goes down a break after sending a forehand long.

She just needs to find some rhythm here.

Naomi Cavaday
Former British tennis player on BBC Red Button

The one thing Tatjana Maria has in her favour is that she has already played an event on the clay.

There's nothing like getting the dirt under your feet in match conditions.

This is a first match on the clay for Katie Boulter though... and it hasn't been the smoothest of starts for her.

Katie Boulter recovers to save both break points and send us to deuce.

Tatjana Maria gets another opportunity to break when Boulter returns into the net.

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Katie Boulter not off to the best start here.

She goes for the drop shot on her first service game point but it falls her own side of the net before sending one long to hand Maria two break points.

A straightforward hold for Tatjana Maria to get things started.

Katie Boulter looks to draw level.

Away we go in our second match of the day.

Tatjana Maria to get us started.

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British number one Katie Boulter doesn't have loads of experience on clay having not played a tour-level match on the surface before the Madrid Open last April.

Boulter has had a tricky year having not long since come back from a foot injury, which kept her sidelined for three months after the Australian Open.

She managed to get through to the third round at Indian Wells in March but was knocked out in the first round of the Miami Open two weeks later.

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Speaking of Billie Jean King...

The legendary tennis player and social equality advocate has received a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.

King, 81, is the first woman to be given the honour in the new sports entertainment category.

The Hollywood Walk of Fame was previously reserved for stars of cinema, television, radio, theatre and music.

"The important thing is, I don't want to be the last one," said King.

"My family loved music and movies. My mother would have loved this."

Her star is the 2,807th to be installed on the Walk of Fame, which began in 1960 and runs along along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Los Angeles.

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Russell Fuller
Tennis correspondent in the Netherlands

The German captain Rainer Schuttler got no dividend from Jule Niemeier’s two matches, but there was a feeling in the British team that he wanted to play her in the number two role again today so Tatjana Maria could take the number one spot.

That means a match with the British number 1 Katie Boulter. And even though Boulter has won all three of their previous meetings, Maria’s constant slice could be quite a weapon on this low bouncing court.

Sonay Kartal speaking on court after beating Jule Niemeier on her Billie Jean King Cup debut: "I'm super proud of that debut match. It is obviously nerve-wracking when you're the first match on, but I'm proud of my performance. I think the crowd definitely stuck with me.

"I loved having the coach next to me, it is completely different for me. I also loved having the rest of the guys behind me on the bench. It is a different kind of tennis, but I absolutely love this environment.

"It's important getting that first win on the board and I have no doubt in Katie [Boulter]. She has been playing unbelievably in practice so I'm sure she is going to come out here and give her best. I fully back her."

We'll bring you reaction from Sonay Kartal after that impressive victory on her debut at the BJK Cup.

Katie Boulter up next against Germany's Tatjana Maria.

Victory for the British number one will hand GB an overall victory in the tie before the doubles match later on.

Naomi Cavaday
Former British tennis player on BBC Red Button

Kartal has moved brilliantly well on this clay. That has been a problem for Niemeier as drop shots have been a key tactic of hers, but Kartal is very fast and very balanced.

It has been rock solid from the Brit. It took her a few games to find her feet but then she was off and running.

What a debut!

Another thundering forehand from Sonay Kartal brings up two match points.

It's a bit of a strange thing to have the indoor clay court but Sonay Kartal has adapted to it really well, moving well to pick up Jule Niemeier's drop shots.

The Brit gets out to 0-30 on the German's serve and she's two points from victory in this first match.

Sonay Kartal produces her first double fault of the match at game point but makes up for it with a lovely passing shot down the line which Jule Niemeier can only push into the net.

The Brit is one game away from taking the first match of her team's qualifying campaign.

Naomi Cavaday
Former British tennis player on BBC Red Button

It is now or never for Niemeier. Germany are starting to run out of time in this match. She is having to fight very hard.

There has been so much depth coming off of Kartal's racket, she is really in full flow now and there are big smiles all round from the GB team.

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Jule Niemeier hangs in there to take the hold.

It's still a tough job for the German but it remains just one break of serve and she will be hopeful of getting back into this set.

Oh what a shot Sonay Kartal.

Big smile of approval from Anne Keothavong as the Brit produces a superb drop shot at the net to draw level at 30-30 on the Jule Niemeier serve.

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