Raducanu rejects Olympic wildcard but Murray in squad

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Emma Raducanu has turned down nan chance to play for Great Britain astatine this summer's Olympics - but two-time golden medallist Andy Murray is group to compete successful Paris.

Raducanu, 21, is classed excessively debased to suffice arsenic she continues to travel backmost from room connected her wrists and ankle past year.

The 2021 US Open champion was offered 1 of 2 places by nan International Tennis Federation (ITF) that are reserved for erstwhile Grand Slam champions.

"I deliberation she feels this isn’t going to beryllium nan correct timing for her for this summer," said Iain Bates, caput of GB's Olympic tennis team.

Murray, who won golden astatine London 2012 and Rio 2016, has been fixed an ITF spot for what could beryllium nan last tourney of nan 37-year-old's career.

Great Britain's nominations were announced astatine Queen's Club connected Sunday.

The ITF will denote nan afloat introduction database for Paris 2024 connected 4 July.

Murray said earlier this twelvemonth he did not expect to "play overmuch past this summer", meaning nan Olympic arena connected nan clay of Roland Garros could beryllium his swansong.

Cameron Norrie, Jack Draper and Dan Evans are group to subordinate Murray successful nan men's singles.

Katie Boulter is nan only British female to person qualified by ranking for nan Games.

Murray and Dan Evans person besides been nominated for nan men's doubles.

Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski will play successful nan men's doubles by kindness of their world ranking.

Boulter and Heather Watson person been nominated for nan women's doubles, arsenic person Harriet Dart and Maia Lumsden.

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