Kim Birrell loses to Viktoria Hruncakova in three setsAjla Tomljanovic struggles with injury in straight sets lossAustralia’s hopes of winning their first Billie Jean King Cup title in 50 years came to a crushing end ­on Sunday as they suffered a 2-0 defeat by Slovakia.After Kimberly Birrell was beaten 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-3 by Viktoria ­Hruncakova in a bruising tussle that lasted over two and a half hours, Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic struggled badly with a left leg injury as she was dismantled 6-1, 6-2 by the in-form Rebecca Sramkova. Continue reading...