Rolling the left ankle meant she had to retire from the match against Slovakia's Viktoria Kuzmova, leaving Raducanu in tears when she left the court.īefore her opening match against Germany's Tamara Korpatsch, she said she 'fully trusted' the ankle but her movement was always going to be tested more against Gauff. Raducanu conceded it has been a 'great achievement' even getting on to court at Melbourne Park this week following the ankle injury she sustained in Auckland 13 days ago.

This was a long anticipated match-up so I'm glad it was a good match for the crowd.' Raducanu can take pride and positivity from performance 'It was a good quality match for the most part. 'I told myself to hang in there, Emma played really good tennis towards the end of the match,' said 18-year-old Gauff. Teenager Gauff, who famously reached the Wimbledon last 16 as a 15-year-old in 2019, is among the favourites to win the title at Melbourne Park. She puts another ball in play, so you feel like you have to squeeze it closer to the line and then she teases errors out of you.' Losing obviously sucks a bit,' said Raducanu. 'I think I had a lot of chances and I was creating quite a few. Had she been able to take one of two set points at 5-4 in the second - which would have forced a deciding set - it might have led to a different outcome. Raducanu has not reached the third round of a Grand Slam since her stunning 2021 US Open win. Reaction to Gauff's win over Raducanu in Melbourne.How boxing sessions helped me knock out Raducanu - Gauff column.

Raducanu has 'no doubts' she can beat the best.

The 20-year-old had battled an ankle injury before the Melbourne major.Ĭameron Norrie, Britain's leading men's player, reached the third round after a late-night win over Constant Lestienne.Īt 01:28 local time, 11th seed Norrie completed a 6-3 3-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-3 victory over the French world number 55, who was making his Grand Slam main-draw debut at the age of 30.Īndy Murray and Dan Evans could join Norrie in the third round when they play on Thursday, but Raducanu's exit means there is no British interest left in the women's singles.

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