Ajla Tomljanovic is vowing to bounce back once more after suffering another untimely knee injury in Australia's Billie Jean King Cup quarter-final exit to Slovakia.
An inspired Viktoria Hruncakova defied her lowly ranking to defeat Kim Birrell in a tense three-setter before in-form Rebecca Sramkova sealed a 2-0 victory with a confident win over a crestfallen Tomljanovic.
Australia had been chasing a fourth semi-final appearance in five years, and a first title in half a century in the prestigious teams' event formerly known as Fed Cup.
