- ‘I’ve got that fight,’ says Raducanu after Australian Open exit
- Downbeat Murray: ‘I want to be doing better than that’
Emma Raducanu said that she was proud of the fight she demonstrated in her second-round match at the Australian Open on Thursday after she was defeated by Montenegro’s Danka Kovinic in three tight sets despite suffering badly from blisters.
On a day of disappointment for Britain at Melbourne Park, Andy Murray bowed out with a straight sets defeat to the qualifier Taro Daniel shortly before Raducanu was eliminated. Due to her injury the 19-year-old was forced to spend much of the match slicing her forehand, which she says unlocked a new part of her game and underlined her fighting spirit after winning the US Open last year.