The emotions flowed as the British player secured a 6-2, 6-4 first-round victory over French qualifier Leolia Jeanjean at Melbourne Park
After a rancid year filled with freak injuries, lengthy layoffs and doubts that dug deep into her soul, Jodie Burrage’s first grand slam match in 12 months could not have met a more satisfying ending. One point away from one the most significant victories of her career, the 25-year-old’s forehand clipped the top of the net and dribbled down onto the opposite side of the court as a clean winner. Finally, her bad luck has turned.
Through her professional and diligent work, Burrage cut down her recovery period and she felt prepared to return at the French Open three and a half months later. Instead, the day before she was due to fly to Paris, Burrage slipped and turned her ankle. Subsequent tests revealed that she ruptured a ligament. Although she avoided a fifth surgery, her additional 10-week layoff forced her to miss the French Open and Wimbledon as her absence extended to six months.
“I was basically crying mid-session saying I don’t know how much more fight I’ve got,” said Burrage. “I fought so hard to get back to a position where I could even play the sport, and then I was winning matches, obviously those ITF events, making semis and stuff, but it’s not where I wanted to be and I wasn’t happy with how I was playing. I didn’t know how much more fight I had. It takes a lot.
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