Britain's long wait to win the Billie Jean King Cup continues after Slovakia staged an impressive comeback to reach the final.
British number two Emma Raducanu put her team in the lead with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Viktoria Hruncakova at the start of Tuesday's semi-final.
Katie Boulter, Britain's leading singles player, then missed the chance to secure victory, losing to Slovakian number one Rebecca Sramkova 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.
This meant that Britain's hopes of reaching the final for the first time since 1981, when the competition was known as the Federation Cup, rested on a crucial doubleheader.
But Heather Watson and Olivia Nicholls, making their first appearances this week, lost 6-2, 6-2 to Hruncakova and Tereza Mihalikova.
More to follow.