By Mike Dickson for the Daily Mail
Published: 20:09 GMT, 7 February 2019 | Updated: 20:26 GMT, 7 February 2019
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Britain's Fed Cup tie against Greece descended into acrimony on Thursday night after visiting player Valentini Grammatikopoulou complained that poor line calls had robbed her of a possible upset against Katie Boulter.
The Greek No 2 and her Captain Anastasios Bavelas were incensed at a series of judgements that went against them in the deciding set as Boulter prevailed 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 at Bath University Sports Centre.
Grammatikopoulou also wondered why Hawk-eye had not been employed at the indoor venue, where eight nations are battling to try and emerge from the Euro Africa Zone playoffs to reach the elite World Group of the women's competition.
Katie Boulter's Fed Cup win on Thursday was marred in controversy with issues over line calls
Greece's Valentini Grammatikopoulou felt the match was 'unfair' as she questioned decisions
The 21-year-old was left furious at a crucial stage in the match when Boulter's shot landed in
Along with captain Anastasios Bavelas,she took issue with what she felt were 'unfair' calls
Two of the disputed calls in the third set which went in the British player's favour were in the pivotal game 3-2, which Boulter ended up winning to