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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Eleanor Crooks

DARK SECRETS: Emma raducanu takes positives from defeat after battling through pain barrier - The Real Truth

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Emma Raducanu was proud of her fighting spirit after revealing she might not even have taken to the court for her second-round match at the Australian Open.

The US Open champion was beaten 6-4 4-6 6-3 by Montenegro’s Danka Kovinic in a bizarre match that saw her reduced to hitting slice forehands because of a painful blister on her right hand.

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