Emma Raducanu has pulled out of next month’s Billie Jean King Cup in Glasgow - and ended her season - because of a right wrist injury.
The former US Open champion had pulled out of the Transylvania Open with the problem which has dogged her for the last couple of months.
It ends a troubled campaign for the British No.1 which started with a pre-season disrupted by Covid and she has since suffered blisters, back and various muscle issues.
The world No.76 now aims to work on her overall fitness with Andy Murray ’s former trainer Jez Green before playing a December exhibition match in Abu Dhabi and heading to the Australian Open.
“It’s disappointing to get the news from the doctors that I won’t be ready in time, particularly with it being on home soil,” said the Bromley teenager.
“I tried to do everything possible to get it ready in time, since my last tournament I’ve been working every day on physical training and rehab. I’ve got confidence in my teammates and look forward to playing next year. “
Raducanu, who finishes 2022 with a losing 17-19 record, is also looking for her fifth new coach in 16 months after Russian Dimitry Tursunov ended their working relationship earlier this month.
This week Tursanov revealed: “We didn’t agree on the terms and there were some red flags that just couldn’t be ignored.”
The British No.1 had been included in captain Anne Keothavong’s initial squad for the Glasgow finals from November 8-13 alongside Harriet Dart, Heather Watson and Katie Boulter.
