British teenager Mika Stojsavljevic scored a major upset over Australia’s Talia Gibson on her Billie Jean King Cup debut in Melbourne.
Stojsavljevic, 17, was a 7-6(4) 7-5 winner as she overturned a distinction of 219 locations in the WTA rankings.
The 2024 US Open junior champion gave Great Britain an ideal begin in the qualifiers as Anne Keothavong’s facet look to progress in the absence of Emma Raducanu, Sonay Kartal, Katie Boulter and Fran Jones.
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Stojsavljevic went 3-1 forward early on however wanted a tie-break to take the opening set and efficiently defended 5 break factors earlier than closing out a see-saw second which included 5 breaks of serve.
“It feels amazing. I can’t believe it. I can’t even remember the last point,” Stojsavljevic mentioned. “I had amazing support from the side and managed to get through.”
