qualifier

There will be no winter break in this campaign either - meaning clubs will be playing pretty much solidly until the first World Cup qualifiers - and next Nations League games - take place in March.

In April's best-of-five qualifier against France - a tricky away tie on clay which British players have struggled on recently - Raducanu won both her matches with Boulter adding another to secure their progress.

Lukeman, who was the first qualifier to reach a Grand Slam final and started the tournament as a 150-1 shot, could not match Littler’s scoring power.

Ever since Raducanu won the 2021 US Open as a teenage qualifier, she has often found herself at the centre of attention.

After becoming economy secretary, he was driven to two European Championship qualifiers against Georgia and Norway in June and November 2023.