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Jodie Burrage of Britain plays a backhand return to Leolia Jeanjean of France during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025

JODIE BURRAGE admitted she was walking on air today after what she rated as one of the best wins of her career at the Australian Open.

The 25-year-old Brit said before the tournament that she considered quitting the sport a couple of months ago, however she’s ecstatic now that she’s tasted victory for the first time in Melbourne Park, with a 6-2 6-4 success against French qualifier Leolia Jeanjean.

It was Burrage’s first match at a grand slam since a first-round defeat here last year, after suffering a wrist injury in February that needed surgery before rupturing an ankle ligament just as she was about to make her comeback.

 

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