Emma Raducanu is not going to characteristic in Great Britain’s Billie Jean King Cup finals qualifying tie towards France subsequent month.
Anne Keothavong has named the similar crew which reached the semi-finals in September and stated Raducanu used to be “unavailable” for the tie in Coventry from 14-15 April.
Raducanu stated after her opening victory in Indian Wells that she didn’t even know when the tie used to be, a remark which didn’t seem to move down smartly with Keothavong. The former British No 1 answered to at least one document of the remark with a considering face emoji on social media. Great Britain’s captain then one after the other posted, reputedly in connection with that: “My communication skills are generally good in case anyone was wondering.”
Explaining her choice to stay religion with Harriet Dart, Heather Watson, Katie Boulter, Alicia Barnett and Olivia Nicholls, Keothavong stated: “I’m happy to call the similar crew as the only we had 4 months in the past in Glasgow the place we gelled so smartly , and the crew spirit used to be electrical. There have been some memorable performances around the week to lend a hand us succeed in the semi-finals.
My communique abilities are normally excellent in case somebody used to be questioning.
— Anne Keothavong (@annekeothavong) Mar 10, 2023
“Harriet showed us what she’s capable of by beating the likes of [Paula] Badosa and [Ajla] Tomljanovic. We saw Alicia and Olivia make their Cup debut, where they brought so much energy to the court and demonstrated how important doubles is. Katie and Heather have a proven track record in this competition and are enthusiastic as ever to be part of this team.
“While Emma is unavailable for this tie we sit up for seeing her again at the crew within the close to long term.”
Raducanu, who missed November’s finals in Glasgow due to a wrist injury, reached the fourth round at Indian Wells this week before losing to world No 1, Iga Swiatek.
