Canada’s Mboko, Stakusic withdraw from Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers

Tennis Canada will head into its Billie Jean King Cup qualifying match in Kazakhstan with out two key gamers.

Victoria Mboko and Marina Stakusic have withdrawn from the occasion on account of injury-related points, the group introduced on Saturday.

Ariana Arseneault has been added to the roster, becoming a member of Bianca Andreescu, Gabriela Dabrowski and Kayla Cross.

Mboko cited a medical process as the explanation for her absence.

“I’m very sorry to should withdraw from the upcoming Billie Jean King Cup tie in Kazakhstan,” Mboko stated in a press release. “In current days, I’ve skilled recurring dental ache and might want to take away my 4 knowledge tooth within the coming days. On condition that, I’m sadly unable to journey to Kazakhstan and can due to this fact miss this tie.

“There isn’t any better privilege than enjoying for and representing Canada — I want the staff the most effective of luck subsequent week and I’m very a lot trying ahead to becoming a member of the staff once more later this 12 months.”

The 19-year-old added that representing Canada stays a prime precedence.

Stakusic, in the meantime, is coping with a again damage that compelled her to step apart forward of the tie.

“I’m actually upset to have to drag out of the Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers, however I felt this was the most effective resolution I might make for the staff provided that my physique just isn’t at 100 per cent,” she stated. “Representing Workforce Canada is an honour that I don’t take as a right, and the weeks spent with the staff are a few of my favourites of the 12 months.”