World No.98 Danka Kovinic of Montenegro stunned reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the second round of the 2022 Australian Open.
The 17th-seeded Raducanu came through a see-saw encounter with fellow US Open champion Sloane Stephens in the first round, but throughout her second match at Melbourne Park she appeared hampered by very discomforting blisters on her racquet hand and eventually lost in two hours and 38 minutes.
The match started promising for Raducanu, as the young Brit built a double-break 3-0 lead in the first set.