Billie jean king cup

Billy Jean King Cup Finals: The 2023 Billie Jean King Cup Finals got off to a historic start as Slovenia beat Australia 2-1 and the Czech Republic stunned defending champions Switzerland 3-0 to make a winning start to their campaign.

Kaja Juvan put Slovenia ahead with a dominant 6-4 6-1 win over Ajla Tomljanovic before Tamara Zidansek stepped up to beat Daria Saville 6-1 6-4 and clinch the decisive point.

Slovenia could not quite complete a perfect day in the doubles as Storm Hunter partnered Kimberly Birrell for Australia to defeat Veronika Erjavec and Ela Milic 7-5, 6-7 (10-5).