Emma Raducanu ‘s decision to skip the Billie Jean King Cup Finals did not go down well with the LTA, as one of them told the BBC that they were “ disappointed “. But Raducanu’s former coach, Mark Petchey , understands why Raducanu chose to play a WTA 500 event instead of representing her country.

Raducanu and Petchey parted ways last August, following which, she hired Rafael Nadal ‘s former coach, Francisco Roig . Petchey said while he was a part of her team, playing the team event was “ a 50-50 call ” for him. He said during an interview with BetVictor:

There’s always two sides to everything. It’s very easy to come down on the side that you should want to represent your country. To be fair to Emma, when you look back at what she achieved on the clay against France, she pr

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