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Emma Raducanu has been eliminated from the Australian Open, while fellow Briton Andy Murray suggested he may not be back at Melbourne Park after a straight-sets defeat in the second round.
Mats Wilander has said that Emma Raducanu showed «unbelievable fight» despite exiting the Australian Open in the second round. Raducanu was beaten in a three-set encounter by Danka Kovinic, but fought through a painful blister on her right hand. Ad/> The US Open champion took several medical breaks during the match to re-apply strapping, and struggled to hit power forehands and serve convincingly due to the bothersome injury.
MELBOURNE: US Open champion Emma Raducanu was bundled out of the Australian Open in the second round as she was beaten 6-4 4-6 6-3 by Montenegro's Danka Kovinic on Thursday (Jan 20).
Emma Raducanu is out of the Australian Open after a painful defeat to world No.98 Danka Kovinic.
By Matias Grez, CNN
Emma Raducanu grimaced in pain as she was treated during a medical time-out ahead of the deciding set in the Australian Open second round. The Brit was hampered by a blister on her dominant right hand during her second round clash with Dank Kovinic in Melbourne, prompting her to repeatedly call on the on-court physio for treatment.
Emma Raducanu failed to overcome a painful hand injury as Danka Kovinic condemned the US Open champion to a second round exit. Having won her Australian Open debut against Sloane Stephens on Tuesday, Raducanu was troubled throughout her match with the Montenegrin, taking several breaks to attend to strapping on her right hand.
Emma Raducanu is yet to complete a full season on the women’s tour, so she can be excused for making the odd mistake. The Brit was busy in her own world during her second-round match with Dank Kovinic at the Australian Open, so much so that she accidentally headed to the wrong side of the court to begin the second set. Ad/> Raducanu had been hampered by a blister on her dominant right hand during the opening set, prompting the 19-year-old to call for a medical time-out so she could be taped up by the on-court physio.