By Eleanor Crooks, Press Association Sport Tennis Correspondent
Published: 14:59 BST, 22 April 2019 | Updated: 15:16 BST, 22 April 2019
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Anne Keothavong hopes Great Britain's Fed Cup success can be the springboard for a good summer ahead for the country's leading women.
A 3-1 victory over Kazakhstan at London's Copper Box earned Britain promotion to the World Group of the competition for the first time since 1993.
After a succession of away ties, Keothavong's side were finally able to enjoy some of the noisy home support afforded to the Davis Cup team in their climb up the ladder and they thrived in the environment.
Great Britain are in the World Group of the competition for the first time since 1993
Johanna Konta claimed comeback victories over Zarina Diyas and Yulia Putintseva, while Katie Boulter secured the winning point against Diyas having come agonisingly close to beating 38th-ranked Putintseva on Saturday.
Captain Keothavong said: 'Jo always performs when it comes to Fed Cup and, with the weight of expectation and pressure, she always finds a way. How she does it, I'm in awe of her. And Katie as well.
'This should be used as a springboard for bigger and better things for all the players. For British women's tennis it's great that we have the strength in depth and I think they need to use it in a positive way.'
Several of Great Britain's Davis Cup winners went on to individual success after the 2015 win
Players like Dan Evans, James Ward, Kyle Edmund and even Andy Murray have all seen a boost
