Canada falls to Nice Britain within the quarters of the Billie Jean King Cup

Defending champion Canada defeated Nice Britain 2-0 within the quarterfinals of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals ladies’s tennis match on Sunday.

Vancouver’s Rebecca Marino dropped her first singles match 6-0, 7-5 to Emma Raducanu. Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., misplaced 6-2, 6-4 to Katie Boulter within the second match.

Marino had 5 aces to zero double faults and received 59 % of her first factors. Nevertheless, he did not capitalize on any of his seven break alternatives.

Fernandez had two aces to 9 double faults and received 64 % of his first factors. He broke two of his 5 possibilities, however noticed Boulter break 5 of his 9 possibilities.

Canada entered the quarterfinals as defending champions earlier than dealing with Nice Britain.

Nice Britain will face Slovakia, who beat Australia 2-0, within the semi-finals.