{"id":1622,"date":"2025-04-03T02:34:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T02:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1622\/"},"modified":"2025-04-03T02:34:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T02:34:12","slug":"emma-raducanu-withdraws-from-great-britains-squad-for-billie-jean-king-cup-qualifiers-to-best-look-after-her-body-after-hectic-start-to-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1622\/","title":{"rendered":"Emma Raducanu WITHDRAWS from Great Britain&#8217;s squad for Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers to &#8216;best look after her body&#8217; after hectic start to 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Emma Raducanu has featured in seven events during her busy start to 2025\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Raducanu impressed at the Miami Open last week, reaching the quarter-finals<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>She has pulled out of Great Britain&#8217;s squad for the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By PA SPORT STAFF <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  14:46 EDT, 2 April 2025   |  Updated:  15:04 EDT, 2 April 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/emma-raducanu\/index.html\" id=\"mol-b743b1c0-0ff0-11f0-bccb-67a468a8a794\" rel=\"noopener\">Emma Raducanu<\/a> has pulled out of Great Britain&#8217;s squad for next week&#8217;s Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers against Germany and the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Raducanu reached the quarter-finals of the Miami Open last week, the British number two&#8217;s deepest run at a WTA 1000 event and her best tournament performance since her stunning US Open triumph in 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The 22-year-old has featured in seven events in a busy first three months of the year and the PA news agency understands she is taking a breather for the next two to three weeks to fit in a mini-training block.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She will not participate in any WTA tournaments during that time &#8211; and it is unclear when she intends to return to action &#8211; as well as withdrawing from Britain&#8217;s five-strong team for their Billie Jean King Cup double-header in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I recognise this has been a difficult decision for Emma,&#8217; Britain captain Anne Keothavong said on the Lawn Tennis Association&#8217;s X account.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Of course you always miss a player of her quality on the team, we&#8217;ve seen what she can do in the past representing her country, but I have the utmost belief in the players who are travelling next week and will confirm a fifth player in due course.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-e9bf7c4df4222ee0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/96846431-0-image-a-1_1743618327764.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Emma Raducanu has pulled out of Great Britain's squad for their Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Emma Raducanu has pulled out of Great Britain&#8217;s squad for their Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-d239a49062e220a4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/96846577-0-image-a-2_1743618397960.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Raducanu's representatives say the move is to 'look after her body' after a hectic 2025 so far\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Raducanu&#8217;s representatives say the move is to &#8216;look after her body&#8217; after a hectic 2025 so far<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-627351fb16f630a6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/96846429-0-image-a-3_1743618572317.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Raducanu (third from left) pictured before GB's Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers last year\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Raducanu (third from left) pictured before GB&#8217;s Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers last year\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Raducanu&#8217;s representatives said pulling out of the British squad was a &#8216;difficult decision&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">They added: &#8216;She needs a little space in the calendar to best look after her body.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Raducanu was one of three top-100 singles players in Keothavong&#8217;s original full-strength team, with Katie Boulter and Sonay Kartal selected alongside former world number 70 Harriet Dart and British doubles number one Olivia Nicholls.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Britain will compete in a new round-robin qualifying format, with the top nation heading to the finals later this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The remaining two teams will have to compete in play-offs for the chance to return to the qualifiers in 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"linkButtonRowItem\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/katie-boulter\/index.html?ico=article_topics_module\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Katie Boulter<\/a><a class=\"linkButtonRowItem\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/emma-raducanu\/index.html?ico=article_topics_module\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emma Raducanu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        Emma Raducanu WITHDRAWS from Great Britain&#8217;s squad for Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers to &#8216;best look after her body&#8217; 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