Missing world number one Ashleigh Barty in Prague, Australia could rely on Gavrilova, the world number 412, as they beat Belgium 2-1 in Group B.
Daria Gavrilova beat Greet Minnen with Australia upsetting Belgium in the Billie Jean King Cup finals. AP
Prague: Daria Gavrilova and Storm Sanders led Australia to a surprising win over Belgium while Slovakia stunned the United States at the Billie Jean King Cup final tournament in Prague on Tuesday.
In the day’s other ties, Russia swept Canada 3-0 and Switzerland thrashed Germany 3-0.
Canada and Germany have already been eliminated from the tournament, a rebranded version of the Fed Cup dubbed the world cup of women’s tennis and staging four groups with three teams each.
The group winners will play Friday’s semi-finals. The final is scheduled for Saturday.
Missing world number one Ashleigh Barty in Prague, Australia could rely on Gavrilova, the world number 412, as they beat Belgium 2-1 in Group B.
The Russian-born player, who was once ranked 20th, had played her last competitive game at the Australian Open in February, before undergoing an Achilles tendon surgery.
But she returned in style, beating 70th-ranked Belgian Greet Minnen 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 despite struggling…
