Tennis | Teen star Emma Raducanu was only able to hit properly from the knuckle due to the pain, but a smile on her lips rose to victory.

Tennis Perhaps the most special match of the Australian Open this year is the British Emma Raducanun and Montenegro Danka Kovinicin between.

The second-round match went into the third round, although in the first round it looked like Raducanu would even have to give up.

The 19-year-old US Open winner started the match strongly and took the 3-0 lead. Then the blisters in the palm of his right hand gradually began to bother. Tapes were put on the middle finger and anonymous, and Raducanu continued the game.

Kovinic quickly leveled the game to 3 to 3 as Raducanu was unable to hit with the palm of his hand other than lower-pitched stops and light lifts.

Kovinic eventually took the opening round with a score of 6 to 4, but Raducanu grinded his lower-threaded palm returns and had numerous successes.

A smile that seemed a little unbelievable at times repeatedly spread across the face of the young Briton as he won points with his brilliant stops or hard knuckles.

In the second in the installment, Raducanu’s grip improved further, although the pain was still evident. After one palm stroke, his face twisted into a painful grin.

In the end, he managed to break Kovinic’s pass twice and take the lot to 6-4. When he took the second break, he surprised his opponent by hitting a few hard top-of-the-line solutions that had spared the entire lot.

The third installment is 3-2 for Kovinic. Raducanu’s pain seems to have eased, and he is also able to hit with the palm of his hand normally.