Emma Raducanu shares first picture of nasty blister that ruined her Australian Open campaign during break in Singapore

TENNIS ace Emma Raducanu saw her Australian Open tilt ruined by a bothersome blister.

And now fans have caught the first glimpse of the offending blemish.

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Raducanu shared a snap on her Instagram account during a break in Singapore.

The 19-year-old turned her palms towards the camera after finishing a tasty dinner to show the mark below the ring finger on her right hand.

The spot no longer appeared to be causing her issues as she enjoyed some downtime in the city-state.

She wrote on Instagram: Singapore!! We worked, got stuck in (literally..), enjoyed the great culture, improved and had so much fun here. Thank you to everyone’s warm welcome, you made it even more special. I’ll be back!!”

The blister was last month enough to torpedo the US Open winner’s chances Down Under.

The British No.1 was looking in fine form after dispatching fellow Flushing Meadows champ Sloane Stephens in the first round.

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But hand problems haunted her second-round match against world No.98 Danka Kovinic, who caused an upset with her 6-4 4-6 6-3 victory.

At one point Raducanu had to pause for a medical time to receive treatment on her sore right hand.

After the loss, she revealed members of her team had begged her to PULL OUT of the first Slam of the year due to blister problems.

She said: "Before the match there were people in my team who didn’t want me to play.

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“I have been struggling with blisters since I started playing really in Australia because 21 days, no tennis, my hands got pretty soft.

"From day one, day two, I was getting blisters pop up here and there.

"This particular one has been with me for about five days and I have been trying to tape it for every practice, and it would harden and dry out, but then once I would play again, another layer would just keep ripping off.

"It ended up being pretty deep. It's a bit annoying because I know it's something that will heal in a few days, but it's just unfortunate timing."