After a difficult start to the season, Emma Raducanu of Great Britain is eager to get back to competitive action in this weekend’s Billie Jean King Cup match against France.

After enduring surgery on her ankle and wrist, Raducanu missed the majority of 2023 due to injury, so it was always going to be difficult for her to return to consistency soon.

Although her comeback from injury has been encouraging, she has had setbacks along the way. Most recently, she had to withdraw from the Miami Open due to a lower back ailment.

Raducanu appeared to be in terrific shape when she arrived in France to play for her country, as seen by a video clip that was released last week showing her training with a bandage on her leg.

A year after losing to the same opponents in the Billie Jean King Cup, Raducanu will be looking to lead Great Britain to victory against France.

A spot in the Finals in Seville in November is up for grabs, and British aspirations have increased significantly since their loss a year ago.

With Raducanu’s second appearance for her national team, the British have a formidable team in Le Chaudron in Le Portel, France, thanks to Katie Boulter’s tremendous rise in form over the past year, propelling her into the top 30 of the WTA rankings for the first time.

Caroline Garcia will serve as captain of the France squad, which also includes Clara Burel, Diane Parry, and Kristina Mladenovic under captain Julien Benneteau.

A busy week of Billie Jean King Cup action has some of the biggest personalities in the sport representing their countries, including the France vs. Great Britain matchup.

In Poland’s match versus Switzerland, World No. 1 Iga Swiatek will compete, and Naomi Osaka is scheduled to return for Japan.

In the USA’s match against Belgium, Coco Gauff has chosen not to play, while Jessica Pegula will start for a squad that Lindsay Davenport will captain for the first time.

After being selected to play in Romania’s match versus Ukraine, which would take place in America on neutral ground, Simona Halep withdrew from the team owing to injury concerns.

These are the matches scheduled for this week’s Friday and Saturday:

Mexico versus Australia
Poland versus Switzerland
France versus the United Kingdom
Belgium vs. USA
Kazakhstan versus Japan
Germany versus Brazil
Slovenia versus Slovakia
Romania versus Ukraine

The eight qualifying winners will join Italy (2023 runners-up), Canada (2023 champions), Spain (host), and Czechia (wild card) in the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Finals.

In order to qualify for the 2025 BJK Cup Qualifiers, the clubs that place last in this year’s qualifiers will play in the play-offs later in the year.