MELBOURNE, Australia — Doping fears prevented former US Open champion Emma Raducanu from treating insect bites on the eve of the Australian Open, she said, with players increasingly wary about ingesting contaminated substances.
The British player, who faces a tough first-round match against Russian 26th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova, was speaking in the wake of high-profile doping cases involving Iga Swiatak and Jannik Sinner.'I would say all of us are probably quite sensitive to what we take on board, what we use,' said the 22-year-old, recalling an incident on Friday.'I got really badly bitten by, I don't know what, like ants, mosquitoes, something. I'm allergic, I guess.
'Five-time Grand Slam winner Swiatek's reputation was rocked last year when it was revealed she tested positive for a banned heart medication.The International Tennis Integrity Agency accepted that the violation was not intentional, and the Polish star escaped with a one-month sanction.Her case followed defending Australian Open champion Sinner twice testing positive for traces of the steroid clostebol in March.
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