Great Britain fail to reach Billie Jean King Cup finals after defeat in decisive doubles match

Raducanu earlier marked her clay debut with victory, beating Tereza Martincova on Friday before suffering a 6-1 6-1 defeat a day later to Marketa Vondrousova due to injuries and blisters.

In the doubles match, Dart and Swan lost 6-1 7-5 to Czech pair Marketa Vondrousova and Karolina Muchova.

Harriet Dart and Katie Swan are beaten by Karolina Muchova and Marketa Vondrousova 6-1 7-5 in the deciding doubles at the Billie Jean King Cup in Prague. The Czech Republic advance to November's finals havng won the tie 3-2 against Great Britain. pic.twitter.com/F5UZuGZqtL

With the tie ending 3-2 in favour of Czech Republic, they have now qualified for the 12-team finals in November, while Great Britain will now play a play-off tie in the same week to try and book their spot in the showpiece.

It is likely to be at least another month until a decision around the hosts is announced, and success for the LTA would mean a bumper autumn of tennis, with Glasgow hosting a group stage of the Davis Cup in September followed by the Laver Cup at The O2.

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