Emma Raducanu snubs treatment for insect bites over heightened doping concerns
British tennis star Emma Raducanu says she turned down treatment for insect bites ahead of this year’s Australian Open over concerns about what she could be putting in her body.
Emma Raducanu left insect bites untreated over fear of positive doping test
Raducanu, who faces No. 26 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in the opening round, said in her pre-tournament news conference that she got “badly bitten” by ants or mosquitoes Thursday January 9. Despite suffering what she described as an allergic reaction, Raducanu did not administer an antiseptic spray provided to her by someone in attendance.
Emma Raducanu bitten by 'jumping ants' but refuses to treat wounds due to doping test fears
British tennis star Emma Raducanu's preparations for the Australian Open were disrupted when she was bitten during time off from practice in Melbourne - just days out from the tournament
Swollen Emma Raducanu tells how she refused spray after bug bite due to doping fears
Emma Raducanu admits she is "quite sensitive" about what she takes amid the recent doping cases in tennis and also reveals she refused to use an antiseptic spray in Melbourne after being presumably bitten by a bug or an insect.
Emma Raducanu bitten by jumping ants
Emma Raducanu has become the latest victim of Australia’s famously hostile wildlife – although it was not spiders or snakes in her case, but rather “jumping ants”.
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Raducanu has been handed a difficult draw against 26th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova, who she had been due to play at Wimbledon last summer before the Russian pulled out.
Emma Raducanu refuses to treat insect bites at Australian Open over doping test fears
The 22-year-old British tennis star said a hand and ankle swelled up but she refused to use an antiseptic spray in case contamination led to a positive doping test.
Emma Raducanu ‘badly bitten by ants’ on eve of Australian Open
Raducanu said she was left with a swollen ankle and hand after the insect bites triggered an allergic reaction but the former US Open champion opted to “tough it out” because she didn’t want to risk failing a drugs test.
Emma Raducanu bitten by jumping ants during Australian Open practice
Emma Raducanu has become the latest victim of Australia’s famously hostile wildlife − although it was not spiders or snakes in her case, but rather “jumping ants”. During a day off practice in Melbourne on Thursday,
Emma Raducanu avoids drugs test concern just days before Australian Open after flare up
Emma Raducanu has revealed she refused to use antiseptic spray on insect bites at the Australian Open, fearing it could lead to a failed drug test. The British No 2's cautious approach comes after recent positive tests by other players,
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Australian Open, the first grand slam tournament of the year and the 113th running of the event, starts at Melbourne Park on Sunday with four British women, including the 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu,
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