The extraordinary thing about Sramkova is that, like the 1950s British champion Christine Truman, she was born with only one functioning eye. Yet that did not stop her from extending her record at these finals to three singles wins from three, as she came back from an early deficit to overcome Katie Boulter 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Great Britain face Slovakia in the last four of the Billie Jean King Cup as Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter look to lead the way to a first final in the women’s team event since 1981.

Every match is extremely challenging and as the tournament progresses it’s more and more,’ Raducanu said after her win. ‘It was a really tough battle because my opponent