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Teenager Mika Stojsavljevic stunned Talia Gibson, ranked more than 200 places above her, in straight sets to give Great Britain a 1-0 lead over Australia in the Billie Jean King Cup. <\/b><\/p>\n
The world number 275, making her debut in the competition, clinched the first set in the tie-break after letting a 3-1 lead slip.<\/p>\n
The 17-year-old later saved five break points in the penultimate game of the match before converting her first match point to close out a 7-6 (7-4) 7-5 win over Gibson, 65th in the WTA rankings, in just over two hours in Melbourne. <\/p>\n
“It feels amazing. I can’t believe it. I can’t even remember the last point,” Stojsavljevic said. “I had amazing support from the side and managed to get through.<\/p>\n
“It was a good match. We have very similar games, both quite aggressive, so I’m happy to get through it.”<\/p>\n
Stojsavljevic is the second-lowest ranked player in a Great Britain team missing Emma Raducanu, Sonay Kartal, Katie Boulter and Fran Jones \u2013 all of whom are ranked inside the world’s top 100 for singles.<\/p>\n
The 2024 US Open junior champion was sitting her GCSE exams when she competed at the WTA event in Nottingham last June before enjoying sustained success in the autumn with a run of three finals, including taking an ITF-level title in Birmingham. <\/p>\n
Britain’s Harriet Dart is in action against Kimberly Birrell in Friday’s second singles match, with a doubles and two reverse singles to follow on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The winner of the best-of-five tie will advance to the eight-team finals in Shenzhen, China, in September, while the losers face a play-off in November.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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