Brit pair are Billie whizzes

GREAT BRITAIN made light work of a quarterfinal tie with Japan to set up a semifinal against the USA in the Billie Jean King Cup.

- DARREN WELLS

Sonay Kartal got the British team off to a strong start in Shenzhen with a straight sets win against Ena Shibahara, taking the first set 6-3 before winning a tiebreak in the second to prevail 6 3 7-6 (4).

Katie Boulter then faced Moyuka Uchijima and also did not drop a set, winning 6-2 611 in just over an hour.