Elina Svitolina hopes Ukraine’s tennis stars can continue providing “moments of joy” to their war-torn homeland as well as inspiring the next generation of players after making history at the Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Finals

Ukraine beat the five-time World Champions 2-0 in the quarter-finals

History-making Ukraine have delivered a statement of intent after singles wins for Elina Svitolina and Marta Kostyuk propelled their nation to a first Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge semi-final

The seven ties at the World Cup of Tennis will be broadcast to fans around the globe

The USA have won the Billie Jean King Cup a record 18 times but only once since 2000