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Billie Jean King Cup: Katie Boulter beats Caijsa Hennemann to pull GB level with Sweden

Katie Boulter claimed a dominant win to pull Great Britain level against Sweden in their Billie Jean King Cup play-off after Jodie Burrage's opening defeat.

Burrage, ranked 279 places higher than her opponent, let slip a 4-0 lead to lose 6-4 6-1 to Kajsa Rinaldo Persson.

However, British number one Boulter got Britain back on track with a 6-2 6-1 win against Caijsa Hennemann at London's Copper Box Arena.

The British pair will be back in action in the best-of-five series on Sunday.

'I haven't felt nerves like this'

Making her debut in the women's team event, Burrage started brightly before Rinaldo Persson went on an eight-game winning streak and nerves took hold for the Briton.