Great Britain will be without top players Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter for their Billie Jean King Cup qualifier against Australia in Melbourne on April 10-11 Team captain Anne Keothavong confirmed the squad selections, noting that British number one Raducanu is prioritizing a conflicting tournament
Raducanu, the world number 24, has committed to the WTA 500 clay-court event in Linz, Austria, which takes place during the same week as the qualifier The Great Britain vs. Australia tie is being held on hard courts as the European clay-court season begins, highlighting a common scheduling challenge for players World number 64 Katie Boulter will also be absent from the squad
In their place, Keothavong has selected Sonay Kartal, Harriet Dart, and Jodie Burrage, alongside 17-year-old Mika Stojsavljevic Describing the best-of-five encounter as "tough," Keothavong confirmed that a fifth player can be added to the squad closer to the event date
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