• British No 1 beats Canadian No 1 Fernandez 6-2, 6-4
• Raducanu holds off Marino’s comeback for 6-0, 7-5 win

Katie Boulter strode to the baseline on Sundaylast night for one of the most important matches of her career with a considerable amount of pressure on her shoulders. Just a year ago and a little over 100 miles away, Leylah Fernandez had inspired her Canadian team to an unprecedented Billie Jean King Cup triumph in Seville. Now, in order to extend her team’s supreme run, Boulter had to take the defending champion out.

In this special final week of the greatest season of her career, Boulter spectacularly rose to the occasion once more as she brushed ­Fernandez aside 6-2, 6-4 to lead Great Britain into the semi-finals of the BJK Cup with a commanding 2-0 victory over Canada.