Australia have overcome a heartbreaking setback on the eve of their Billie Jean King Cup tie, with the extent of a star’s injury woes revealed.
Thrust into the fray at the last minute, Daria Saville has produced one of her most emphatic performances since announcing her comeback from a third serious injury – sending an ominous warning to her forthcoming rivals in the process.
Storm Hunter is unlikely to take part in Australia’s Billie Jean King Cup finals campaign, should they prevail in Saturday’s final fixtures with Mexico.An early break set the tone for the 30-year-old, who from that point on was relentless – mixing up her game with a series of powerful ground strokes, deft touches at the net and deep court lob shots of pure class.
“I think there’s always things to grow on, and that’s the beauty of our sport. Today was a great performance and I just want to build on that,” Saville said. Early on the 34-year-old was guilty of making a series of unforced errors which opened the door for Olmos to orchestrate a shock upset. Australia captain Sam Stosur is resigned to being without Storm Hunter for the Billie Jean King Cup finals in November.The Rockhampton product, a former world No.1 in doubles , would have entered the Games as one of Australia’s leading medal prospects, but will now require surgery before undergoing rehabilitation.
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