- Boulter wins 6-2, 6-1 against Caijsa Hennemann
- Jodie Burrage suffers 6-4, 6-1 defeat to Kajsa Rinaldo Persson
The message from the first day of the Billie Jean King Cup playoffs between Great Britain and Sweden at the Copper Box Arena in London could not have been clearer: the rankings are so often not important.
Great Britain had been heavily favoured to win every rubber in a match against a depleted team that lacked their top two players due to injury. Instead, it was 1-1 after the first day. In the opening rubber, Jodie Burrage suffered a brutal 6-4, 6-1 defeat against Kajsa Rinaldo Persson, losing 12 of the last 13 games to the No 372-ranked Swede. Despite the early setback, Katie Boulter quickly levelled the tie by easing past Caijsa Wilda Hennemann 6-2, 6-1.
Written by Tumaini Carayol at the Copper Box Arena
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/nov/11/great-britains-katie-boulter-battles-to-victory-to-level-bjk-cup-playoffs under the title “Great Britain’s Katie Boulter battles to victory and levels BJK Cup playoffs”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
