GREAT BRITISH BRAKE OFF

Emma and Katie too hot for champions Canada

- NEIL MCLEMAN

EMMA RADUCANU and Katie Boulter blew away defending champions Canada to help Great Britain reach the semi-finals of the Billie Jean King Cup.

And Anne Keothavong's team will now be red-hot favourites to beat underdogs Slovakia in the last four tomorrow.

The start of the women's World Cup of tennis was delayed last week because of torrential rain in Malaga.

But the British team have not let that affect them, winning both matches without dropping a set. Raducanu needed only 28 minutes to bagel Canadian No.2 Rebecca Marino in the first set before winning 6-0 7-5.