Emma Raducanu withstood a late surge from France’s Diane Parry to safe Nice Britain’s place within the Billie Jean King Cup Finals.
Raducanu got here from a set down to carry a 5-2 lead within the third set and had two match factors on serve earlier than being pegged again by an impressed Parry.
However Raducanu stored her nerve to win 4-6 6-1 7-6 (7-1) and provides Britain an unassailable 3-1 lead in Le Portel.
Katie Boulter earlier beat Clara Burel 7-5 6-0 to place GB forward.
This was an outstanding victory for Britain, who have been going through a tricky activity away in opposition to a French crew that blended clay-court expertise with youthful exuberance.
Nevertheless, Raducanu led the way in which for Britain, staging comebacks in each her singles ties to beat French primary Caroline Garcia after which Parry.
Saturday’s win for former US Open champion Raducanu adopted a perfectly gritty efficiency from Boulter, who put apart a chastening loss to Parry on Friday to return and beat Burel in convincing vogue.
An emotional Raducanu teared up on the finish, sharing a heat hug with Parry earlier than the British crew celebrated collectively.
“Being a set down, I used to be backed up in opposition to a wall and I did not wish to go to the doubles as a result of they seem to be a very robust doubles crew,” Raducanu stated.
“Boults helped us go 2-1 up and [we had] the help on the bench to assist us exit once more.
“It is a huge shout-out – it’s not simply me on the market.”
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