Summary

  • Great Britain lose 2-0 to the United States in Billie Jean King Cup semi-finals

  • Katie Boulter loses 3-6 6-4 6-2 to world number seven Jessica Pegula

  • Sonay Kartal earlier beaten 3-6 6-4 6-3 by Emma Navarro

  • 18-time champions United States will play defending champions Italy in Sunday's final

  • Great Britain have never won women's team title, finishing runner-up four times

  1. Kartal break pointpublished at 11:21 BST

    *Navarro 3-6 2-2 Kartal

    Yet more momentum shifts in this set.

    Kartal brings up a break point after a couple of errors from Navarro.

  2. Postpublished at 11:19 BST

    Melanie South
    Former British Fed Cup player on BBC TV

    Navarro won't show it, but she'll be impressed with Kartal. In these situations, you expect a dip. Navarro was probably expecting the break then.

  3. Kartal saves break point to holdpublished at 11:18 BST

    *Navarro 3-6 2-2 Kartal

    Kartal saves break point then Navarro goes for aggression by coming forward but she can only send her return into the net.

    A tough, gritty hold for the Brit.

  4. Navarro break pointpublished at 11:16 BST

    Navarro 3-6 2-1 Kartal*

    Navarro has turned things around in this set and brings up a break point on the Kartal serve.

  5. Deucepublished at 11:15 BST

    Navarro 3-6 2-1 Kartal*

    Kartal is having to grind her way through this service game. She sends one long for 30-30 before Navarro goes for aggression and sends it long.

    A brilliant rally ends with Navarro chasing down the drop shot then sending the overhead smash down for deuce.

  6. Navarro holds to lovepublished at 11:09 BST

    Navarro 3-6 2-1 Kartal*

    A few unforced errors peppered in that game from Kartal and Navarro takes the hold to love. Gratefully, I'm sure.

  7. Navarro breaks backpublished at 11:06 BST

    *Navarro 3-6 1-1 Kartal

    A crunching forehand to the corner saves the first break point before Navarro puts the ball on Kartal's toes and the Brit can only send her return long.

    There's the break back at the first opportunity.

  8. Navarro break-back pointspublished at 11:04 BST

    Navarro 3-6 0-1 Kartal*

    An extraordinary point ends with Kartal leaving the drop shot but it lands in! She haunches over in disbelief.

    Speaking of insane drop shots, Kartal nails one then Navarro produces one of her own to bring up break-back points.

  9. Kartal breakspublished at 11:01 BST

    Navarro 3-6 0-1 Kartal*

    Another unforced error and Kartal has the break of serve at the first opportunity!

    Absolutely no sign of letting up from the Brit and Navarro is struggling.

    Britain's Sonay Kartal in actionImage source, Getty Images
  10. Kartal break pointspublished at 11:01 BST

    *Navarro 3-6 0-0 Kartal

    Well, Kartal carries on in the same vein and immediately brings up break points on the Navarro serve.

  11. Postpublished at 10:59 BST

    *Navarro 2-6 0-0 Kartal

    The best of the stats from set one.

    First set stats
  12. Postpublished at 10:59 BST

    *Navarro 3-6 0-0 Kartal

    What a start for Kartal.

    Navarro leaves the court for a bathroom break but we're swiftly back under way.

    Can the American turn this around?

  13. 'Insane level of tennis'published at 10:58 BST

    Olga Savchuk
    Ukrainian former player on BBC Red Button

    Insane level of tennis from Kartal, she really raised the level higher and higher. Hopefully it will give her confidence for the first few games of the second set which will be so crucial.

  14. Game and first set - Kartalpublished at 10:56 BST

    *Navarro 3-6 0-0 Kartal

    Wow wow wow. Sonay Kartal can do no wrong!

    She was being dragged all over the court by Emma Navarro but after chasing down a drop shot, she nails the smash to take the first set in style.

    Remember, Kartal is yet to lose a BJK Cup match...

  15. Set point Kartalpublished at 10:55 BST

    Navarro 3-5 Kartal*

    My, oh my. Deep behind the baseline and with Emma Navarro closing in on the net, Sonay Kartal pulls out the passing forehand winner for 30-0.

    With a big serve, she has three set points.

  16. Kartal breakspublished at 10:54 BST

    Navarro 3-5 Kartal*

    Momentum swings again! Sonay Kartal has converted all three of her break points.

    Great Britain will serve for the first set.

  17. Break point Kartalpublished at 10:53 BST

    *Navarro 3-4 Kartal

    Advantage Kartal. It's another well-constructed point from Kartal but Emma Navarro's forehand lets her down once again.

  18. Deucepublished at 10:52 BST

    *Navarro 3-4 Kartal

    That's a messy game from Emma Navarro.

    Well placed for a routine hold at 30-0, another glut of groundstroke errors let Sonay Kartal back into the game.

  19. Navarro breakspublished at 10:48 BST

    *Navarro 3-4 Kartal

    Sonay Kartal finds the net with her approach shot. Emma Navarro has broken back!

    Whatever Lindsay Davenport said to her at the change of ends has worked wonders. USA are back in this first set.

  20. Break point Navarropublished at 10:46 BST

    Navarro 2-4 Kartal*

    That's more like it from Emma Navarro! Dragged out wide by Sonay Kartal, she fizzes a running forehand winner back across the net at an acute angle for 15-30.

    And then she outlasts Kartal in another brutal baseline rally to earn a break point.