Overview
- Stojsavljevic, 17, beat Australia's Talia Gibson 7-6, 7-5 on Friday in Melbourne to open the best-of-five qualifier.
- Great Britain leads Australia 1-0 in the tie, which sends the winner to the September Finals and sends the loser to a November play-off.
- Harriet Dart is slated to face Kimberly Birrell next, with Dart and Jodie Burrage listed to play Storm Hunter and Ellen Perez in Saturday doubles subject to late captain changes.
- Britain arrived shorthanded without Emma Raducanu, Francesca Jones and Katie Boulter, and lost Sonay Kartal to a back injury, putting added focus on debutant Stojsavljevic.
- Australia tapped in-form Gibson after Maya Joint withdrew with a back injury following Gibson’s surge to a WTA 1000 quarter-final.