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Maia Lumsden is relishing her \u201cunbelievable\u201d Billie Jean King Cup call-up 18 months after recovering from long Covid.<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old Scot was bed-bound for several months after an initially mild bout of coronavirus in October 2020 turned into something much more debilitating.<\/p>\n

She feared her career could be over but was finally able to make a tentative return to the court last spring and happily that turned into a full-time comeback.<\/p>\n

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Earlier this week, she was rewarded for an excellent season in doubles, including a run to the quarter-finals of Wimbledon, with a first call-up for Great Britain for this weekend\u2019s play-off against Sweden in London.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring that period, I didn\u2019t think I would get back to playing for a while so to now be in the GB team\u2019s obviously unbelievable,\u201d Lumsden told the PA news agency.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like it hasn\u2019t really fully sunk in, the last four weeks I\u2019ve played four tournaments in a row, so I feel like it\u2019s come around pretty quick.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a huge moment for me. It\u2019s an amazing feeling to get selected for GB for the first time and get to be in this team with all the other girls is really cool. A lot of them are really experienced and have played a lot of ties so it\u2019s great to be around everyone.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first time I saw professional tennis was the Davis Cup ties at Braehead (in Glasgow) so I\u2019ve always loved team competitions and it\u2019s been a goal to get in a team like this because that was what inspired me when I was younger.\u201d<\/p>\n

With Katie Boulter, Jodie Burrage, Harriet Dart and Heather Watson also in the team, Lumsden is unlikely to feature in a match, but it will still be a very proud moment for her family in the stands at the Copper Box.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re going to come down to watch the tie,\u201d she said. \u201cI think everyone\u2019s very happy, everyone close to me that saw those tough moments. It feels like a great turnaround.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen things are tough at tournaments, I try to remember that they were a lot tougher before.\u201d<\/p>\n

It’s a huge moment for me. It’s an amazing feeling to get selected for GB for the first time.<\/p>\n

Lumsden was one of Britain\u2019s most promising juniors and had hoped for a top career in singles but, with her doubles ranking now at 74, making her Britain\u2019s number one, her focus has switched.<\/p>\n

The less physically demanding form of the sport has also proved a better fit, with Lumsden still wary of over-extending herself.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was coming back, I was picking up small injuries, I guess because I was out for such a long period of time,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cDoubles definitely suits that a lot more. It\u2019s easier physically. I can manage the loads more. Sometimes I still have a little bit more fatigue than I think\u2019s normal. I am still careful with my training, I don\u2019t push it too much.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was one of my goals for this year\u2026just to try to do everything I can to stay healthy, to get a full season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lumsden has formed a very promising partnership with fellow British player Naiktha Bains, and the pair will look to build on their progress in 2024.<\/p>\n

Their run at Wimbledon made them the first all-British duo to reach the last eight of the women\u2019s doubles for 40 years and Lumsden said: \u201cIt\u2019s been really exciting.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving that breakthrough at Wimbledon was great, just allowing us to play in those bigger WTA tournaments. That changed the rest of the year. It\u2019s been great to experience all these new things.\u201d<\/p>\n

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