Billie Jean King Cup LIVE: Great Britain face Slovakia in doubles decider after Katie Boulter defeat

A double fault from Hruncakova at 30-15 gives GB a peek, but Nicholls misses a forehand volley when she’d done so well to stay in the point at the net!

Nicholls then sends a forehand return waywardly wide and Slovakia are now just a game away from the first set!

Watson finds her serve when she needs it and Great Britain finally get on the board here!

Still a double break, though.

A comfortable hold to 15, with Hruncakova the star of the show at the moment as she seals the game with a forehand volley winner.

Complete domination from Slovakia at the moment. Great Britain need to find something, fast.

A bad start for GB here.

Slovakia are on the offensive and Nicholls’ serve comes under pressure straight away with a string of terrific returns.

Nicholls recovers from 0-40 to 30-40 before Hruncakova - again - crunches a return winner down the line!

Stunning shot! Slovakia up a double break early on!

Gorgeous drop volley from Watson at the start of that game but Hruncakova’s booming serve gets the Slovaks out of jail at 15-30.

Watson sends a forehand wide down-the-line after a lengthy exchange as Slovakia take a two-game lead.

Two terrific lobs from the Slovakian pairing in the game brings up 30-40 and break point, but Watson does well to save with a strong first serve into the body to Hruncakova!

Sudden death deuce, with Hruncakova returning on the ad side - and the Slovak nails the return pass Nicholls down the line!

First blood to Slovakia!

Here we go then in the doubles decider!

Heather Watson will serve first for the British pair!

And here come the players. It all comes down to this Nicholls & Watson for GB against Hruncakova and Mihalikova for Slovakia.

Slovakia win the toss and elect to receive. We’ll have the warm-ups and then play will get underway to decide who reaches the BJK Cup final.

“It didn’t start in the best way for me, she was serving and returning amazing in the first set. It was tough for me to play how I wanted.

“I was trying to push her more but it was impossible in the first set. I’m happy I was pushing more in the second and third set and we got a point.”

It all comes down to a doubles decider between GB and Slovakia to decide who will face Italy in the Billie Jean King Cup final.

Olivia Nicholls and Heather Watson will represent Great Britain, having not been needed so far this week, and they will face Slovakia’s Viktoria Hruncakova and Tereza Mihalikova. Hruncakova lost to Emma Raducanu in the singles earlier of course.

If Nicholls and Watson win, they’ll take Britain to the final for the first time since 1981 but lose and GB are out.

The players are scheduled on court at 3.55pm GMT, so not long to wait for that one to start.