The 21-year-old was offered a wildcard by organisers but chose to prioritise her progress on hard courts this summer
Raducanu, 21, played a starring role for Great Britain in France back in April, beating Diane Parry and Caroline Garcia, but will not be part of the team heading to Paris at the end of July.
“I think a lot of that is obviously in the late notice of the spot. I think there’s the bit around the surface change between grass and clay and hard, and everyone’s aware of her history and the double wrist surgery from last year that that places a great stress on her.” Bates also revealed that Raducanu’s efforts to recover her world ranking – she is currently 165 in the live standings – ahead of the US Open later this year also influenced her decision.
“I’m extremely happy to see her on the court playing the level of tennis that she’s played on and off during the course of this year.”Meanwhile Murray is confirmed as playing his fifth Olympic Games, having been offered a wildcard on the basis of having won singles won gold at London 2012 and Rio 2016.
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