Melbourne: Emma Raducanu said the main lesson of the first Australian Open was that “I have the fight in me” after a teenager adapted gimya and gritted his teeth to play with pain with blisters.
It was not enough for the 19-year-old US champions to stay in the hunt for the second Grand Slam title, fell 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to Danka Covinic Montenegro, but he said the experience was invaluable.
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https://t.co/CJYPH0V37F- #Ausopen (@AustralianOpen) 1642676892000 “I really am Enjoying the grand play slamming, I think that takeaway is (that) tough, “he said.
“I still think I can issue positive from it.
You know, I found the elements of my game, I didn’t know me before, and I could use it forward.” And also, I only knew that I had that fight, even if I had, like, one shot, I knew that I could get myself from a deep situation.
“” It’s just a very pleasant experience.
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https://t.co/AQ2kFFI7DD- #Ausopen (@AustralianOpen) 1642680244000the Lect on his right, racket hands, has worsened since his arrival in Australia , to the point where some on it the team has urged him not to play.
But he was determined to continue walking and skillfully changing tactics against covinic, showing his tenacity and intelligence in terms of solving problems.
Can not grab the racket correctly to forehand and backhand, he The more used.
Shots and slices to protect the injury, which proved effective in the second set for me to be tired of the third.
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# AusoPen • # AO2022 https://t.co/RALQWZ03NV – #Ausopen (@australiaopen) 1642677267000 “I think it’s very helpful.
I think maybe some girls are not used to it, “he said.” It might be a surprise element for my opponent who didn’t expect me to do that.
“It’s quite effective, so if I can mix it with my aggressive game style, I think it will be Very good and dangerous.
Combination in the future.
“Raducanu, the first English woman to win the Grand Slam since Virginia Wade in Wimbledon in 1977, entered the tournament after signing Covid-19, but he refused to blame him for his defeat.
That he needs to do fitness, feel the effects of having to run so much when using a piece of piece as often as he does.
“Definitely take a corset to the tip of the third set.
I really felt it physically,” he said.
“I will definitely be suitable to just play Sunday tournaments at weeks out.
I was in court for two hours 40 (minutes), so it had to do it Something for my fitness.
But I really feel the need to dedicate time for it, too.
“Raducanu started his first full season on the WTA tour, with a new coach Torben Beltz on his side.
He hesitated where he would play next, but pointed to “several tournaments in Mexico or the Middle East, and it was only a problem before Wells India”.