Australia on brink of BJK Cup exit after British teenager Mika Stojsavljevic stuns Gibson

• 17-year-old defeats in-form Australian 7-6 (4), 7-5 in qualifier

• Harriet Dart beats Kimberly Birrell 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in Melbourne

Australia’s quest to win a place in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals is off to the worst possible start, losing both opening-day singles matches, with spearhead Talia Gibson falling to British teen Mika Stojsavljevic.

Gibson was expected to get the tie at Melbourne’s John Cain Arena off to a flying start on Friday, but she was a shock loser 7-6 (7-4) 7-5 against the lowly ranked 17-year-old.