Raducanu turns down insect bite treatment over doping fears in Australia
- Raducanu snubs spray after Swiatek and Sinner sagas
- ‘I’m going to tough it out because I don’t want to risk it’
Emma Raducanu says the chance of ingesting a contaminated substance is a notable concern on the minds of tennis players at a time when Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek continue to navigate the fallout of two of the most high profile anti-doping cases in the history of the sport.
Speaking at her pre-tournament press conference at the Australian Open before her first round match against the 26th seed, Ekaterina Alexandrova, on Monday, Raducanu said players must “manage the controllables” as well as they can. She had suffered a significant insect bite the previous day but declined the antiseptic spray she was provided because she did not want to risk taking a banned substance.
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