Daria Saville has been overlooked for the Billie Jean King Cup tie in favour of Arina Rodionova and Storm Hunter.Credit:AP
Hunter was also poised to take on the doubles on Saturday alongside Ellen Perez,but remains in serious doubt for the clash as she awaits scan results.
“An absolutely devastating event towards the end of practice,” Stosur said on Thursday night.
“Storm and Arina were practicing,and Storm went to take off for a ball and has unfortunately sustained a very serious injury.
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“She’s going to be getting an MRI tonight,but obviously the tie still continues,so we’ve made a decision – Dasha is going to come in place of her.
“Obviously,we’re all rallying around Storm and wishing her the very best and the quickest recovery possible.”
Saville has had a career resurgence since suffering a series of career-threatening injuries,including back-to-back ACL ruptures – one of which kept her off the court until Wimbledon last year.