EMMA RADUCANU will sit out Billie Jean King Cup duty for Great Britain again in their qualifier against Australia, it was reported today.

It will be the third successive time Raducanu has chosen not to play for the national team, although she is not alone, with a trip to Melbourne next month for the tie on April 10-11 not an attractive prospect at the start of the European clay season.

British number two Sonay Kartal, whose run at Indian Wells ended against Elena Rybakina in the last 16 today, will lead the team but Katie Boulter and Fran Jones are also missing, with Harriet Dart, Jodie Burrage and 17-year-old debutante Mika Stojsavljevic making up the quartet.

Great Britain captain Anne Keothavong could add a fifth member to the team nearer the tie, which will be played at Melbourne Park.

Keothavong, who has led Britain to back-to-back semi-finals, said: “We’ve got players with great experience in this competition in our team and it’s an exciting opportunity for Mika to join the senior team for the first time.”