Good morning tennis fans
Emma Raducanu has no regrets about playing through injury in her second round exit match at the Australian Open.
Speaking on her decision to play through the pain, Raducana said: “Once I stepped out on the court I’d made my decision.
“I had the option to withdraw before the match but after everything, the Covid, making it out here, fighting back from the loss last week, I wanted to give it all I had.
“I’m on the other side of the world! And I know my hand is going to recover in two days. It’s not long-term. I can build on this pretty quickly and start working on my game again.”
Fellow female teen superstar Naomi Osaka was also defiant following her exit in the Open’s third round today.
She declared after her loss to unseeded Amanda Anisimova: “I fought for every point. I can’t be sad about that.
“I’m not God. I can’t win every match. I have to take that into account and know that it would be nice to win the tournament, but that’s really special.
“I can’t [expect] myself to win a Grand Slam at the start of the year every time.”
Osaka’s tie wasn’t without controversy, and fans were left fuming after Eurosport’s coverage of the Australian Open cut out during her bout against Anisimova.
