Overview
- Raducanu has entered the WTA 500 in Linz from April 6–12, a direct clash that rules her out of Great Britain’s Billie Jean King Cup qualifier against Australia.
- Great Britain’s traveling squad features Sonay Kartal, Harriet Dart, Jodie Burrage and 17-year-old debutant Mika Stojsavljevic, with neither Raducanu nor Katie Boulter included.
- Captain Anne Keothavong can still add a fifth player before the tie at John Cain Arena in Melbourne Park.
- The qualifier will be played April 10–11 as a best-of-five rubbers format with four singles and one doubles match.
- Linz has shifted to indoor clay this year and boasts a strong field including former major champions Jelena Ostapenko, Barbora Krejcikova and Marketa Vondrousova.