Sharing advice in moments of self-doubt helped the Australians win their opening matches but they face formidable opponents next
s Ajla Tomljanović slumped into her courtside chair in New York on Monday after a stirring victory in, parts of her were aching that she did not know existed. The Australian, who had not played since last November due to a knee injury, had a stunned expression on her face as she soaked in the applause ringing around the outside court.
“To me, it felt like the greatest thing in my life was taken away from me, and for me, I almost could not accept it,” she said. “Every time I didn’t hit the mark of playing the French, or playing [Wimbledon], it definitely stung bad. We ruled out it was career ending … but I was not prepared for how long the road could be and along that road, I definitely felt like there was no light at the end of the tunnel, because I have no experience with a knee.
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