Raducanu feeling fit as GB launch BJK Cup challenge
Emma Raducanu laughs during a training session for Great Britain at the Billie Jean King Cup in Malaga
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Emma Raducanu, left, and Katie Boulter won three of their four singles matches as Great Britain beat France in April to reach the BJK Cup Finals
Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport tennis news reporter in Malaga
Published
14 November 2024
Little over a month ago, Emma Raducanu posted photographs on Instagram in which she was still wearing a protective boot on her left foot.
Questions were naturally raised about whether the ligament injury would rule her out of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals, which have got under way this week in Malaga.
Given her history of physical issues, and the defiant manner in which she makes her own decisions even if they are viewed unfavourably from the outside, you would not have predicted with complete certainty she would be alongside her Great Britain team-mates.
Yet Raducanu is present at the 12-nation women’s team event and talking optimistically about her fitness.
The expectation is the British number two will play in Friday’s first-round tie against Germany, which takes place at 17:00 local time (16:00 GMT), even if British captain Anne Keothavong is clutching her cards close to her chest.
“You’ll find out the line-up at 4pm tomorrow,” said Keothavong.