• Katie Boulter beaten 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 by Yulia Putintseva
The last proper dust-up between Great Britain and Kazakhstan in this part of town was Anthony Joshua’s close win over Ivan Dychko in the super-heavyweight semi-finals at the 2012 London Olympics, and this Fed Cup tie looks headed for a similarly bruising conclusion on Sunday.
Johanna Konta put the home team on the board in the first match on day one, recovering from a slow start to beat the world No 107, Zarina Diyas, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in two hours and 38 minutes. The second singles was a mere seven minutes shorter but it seemed longer as the Kazakh terrier Yulia Putintseva saved three match points to beat Katie Boulter, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6).
Written by Kevin Mitchell at the Copper Box Arena
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/apr/20/johanna-konta-fed-cup-great-britain-kazakhstan-katie-boulter under the title “GB level in Fed Cup as Johanna Konta wins but Katie Boulter is edged out”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
