Martina Back While Monica Backs Out

Martina Navratilova is back. Monica Seles may never return.

Seles said she’s not ready to join a U.S. Federation Cup team that will include retired professional Navratilova in its first-round match April 22-23 against Austria at Turnberry Isle near Miami.

New Fed Cup captain Billie Jean King reached Seles by telephone before announcing the team.

“I talked to Monica last night,” King said Thursday. “She doesn’t know if she’ll ever play tennis again.”

King said she had been wanting to talk with Seles for nearly two years, ever since the young star left the WTA Tour after being stabbed by a deranged fan in Germany.