Boulter & Raducanu in GB team for Billie Jean King Cup

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Katie Boulter and Emma Raducanu clasp up their fist successful celebrationImage source, Getty Images

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Great Britain person ne'er won nan Billie Jean King Cup but person vanished runners-up connected 4 occasions

Katie Boulter and Emma Raducanu person some been named successful nan British squad for November’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals.

Harriet Dart, Heather Watson and doubles master Olivia Nicholls complete nan five-woman squad for nan title successful Malaga from 13-20 November.

GB qualified for nan knockout shape courtesy of an unlikely triumph complete France connected an indoor clay tribunal successful Le Portel successful April.

Raducanu - successful conscionable her 2nd quality for her state - levelled nan necktie by fighting backmost to hit Caroline Garcia connected nan opening day.

After Boulter had beaten Clara Burel successful nan first Saturday singles match, Raducanu won nan necktie for GB by beating Diane Parry successful a third-set tie-break.

The squad could look rather different travel November, arsenic skipper Anne Keothavong tin make arsenic galore arsenic 3 changes up until a time earlier GB’s first-round lucifer against Germany.

Both shape and fittingness are unpredictable, and Sonay Kartal is 1 pinch a chance of pushing herself into nan team.

The 22-year-old won her maiden WTA title successful Tunisia astatine nan weekend, and has risen much than 200 places successful nan rankings successful conscionable 2 and a half months to go nan 4th British subordinate successful nan WTA apical 100.

If GB are capable to hit Germany, they would look defending champions Canada successful nan quarter-finals.

"Our squad person created fantabulous memories complete nan past mates of years and will relish nan opportunity successful November,” Keothavong said.

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