Danka can do it from 1.289th position: Great comeback and a place in the 2nd round of the Australian Open in an hour and a half

The best Montenegrin tennis player, after battling injuries for two years and eight months, celebrated at a Grand Slam - in the first round of the Melbourne tournament, she was better than Lulu Sun 1:6, 3:7

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Danka Kovinić during the match with Lulu Sun, Photo: Australian Open
Danka Kovinić during the match with Lulu Sun, Photo: Australian Open
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The moment she had been waiting for for two years and eight months, the moment that came after a great battle with injury, a long break, and from 1.289th place on the WTA rankings...

Danka Kovinić made a big comeback in the Melbourne sun, The best Montenegrin tennis player advanced to the second round of the Australian Open with a victory over Lulu Sun from New Zealand - 6:3, 7:5.

For the 30-year-old girl from Herceg Novi, it was her first appearance at a Grand Slam tournament since the 2023 US Open, and her first triumph since Roland Garros the same year, when she reached the third round of the tournament in Paris over Ana Karolina Šmedlová.

Danka Kovinic
photo: Sofascore

After defeating the 44th ranked player in the world, Danka will face Dajana Jastremska, who is currently ranked 33rd on the WTA list, in the next round.

The Ukrainian beat Majar Sherif in the first round - 6:1, 6:4.

Although Sun was the big favorite this time, Danka never let her even hope that she could win - she served excellently, and after the first serve she won as many as 80 percent of the points.

Our tennis player saved four of her opponent's five break chances during the match, and used her three - the first in the first set for 4:2, after which she made no mistakes and took a 1:0 lead.

The second set brought a lot more excitement, once again Danka was the first to reach the break (2:1), but this time the New Zealand tennis player of Croatian roots immediately fought back (2:2).

Both players held their serve after that, and the Montenegrin reached the deciding break when it was the sweetest - 6:5, after which she served for a big victory.

You can watch the most interesting details from this match at this link.

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