Great Britain advanced to the quarter-finals of the United Cup despite losing their final group match to Australia. Katie Boulter secured the crucial win for Britain, setting up a clash with Poland.
Great Britain will face Poland in the quarter-finals of the United Cup on Thursday despite losing their final group match 2-1 to hosts Australia. After their win over Argentina in the team competition on Monday, Britain knew one straight-sets success from three rubbers in Sydney would be enough to see them top the group. Katie Boulter duly obliged, continuing her encouraging start to the new season with a 6-2 6-1 thumping of 97th-ranked Olivia Gadecki in the opening match.
With the main job completed, Boulter was spared having to take on fiance Alex de Minaur in the mixed doubles, a prospect she said had been giving her sleepless nights. The Australian No 1 eased past Billy Harris 6-2 6-1 before teaming up with Gadecki for a 6-3 7-6 (3) victory over Olivia Nicholls and Charles Broom. It was not enough for Australia to make it through, though, and Britain now face the formidable prospect of trying to defeat Poland to reach the semi-finals. That will give Boulter a shot at world No 2 Iga Swiatek, with Harris also facing a top-20 player in Hubert Hurkacz. 'I'm really happy with the team and hopefully we can keep pushing and have a go,' said Boulter. 'I've got nothing to lose. She is what she is for a reason, I have so much respect for her, she's an incredible player and I'm looking forward to testing my skills. I'll go out swinging. It's been a great week for me either way.' Whatever happens, Britain have done well to make it to the last eight for the first time following the withdrawal of Jack Draper with a hip problem. That left the 23-year-old in a race to be fit for the Australian Open - starting on January 12 - but the good news is Draper has flown to Melbourne and his preparation is said to be going wel
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