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Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong>Read more<\/p>\n Great Britain\u2019s wait to get their hands on the Billie Jean King Cup will continue after they exited the tournament with a semi-final tie loss to the United States.<\/p>\n Sonay Kartal was first to step on court in Shenzhen, China, facing Emma Navarro and going a set up early on with a 6-3 success, but losing the next two sets 6-4 6-3 to leave Great Britain<\/a> 1-0 down.<\/p>\n Katie Boulter<\/a> then took on Jessica Pegula<\/a> in the next singles match and again she hit her stride quickly with a 6-3 victory in the opening set, but after a tussle the second set went 6-4 to the American and the final set then ended 6-2 in favour of Pegula.<\/p>\n