Emma Raducanu has revealed she was “badly bitten by ants” ahead of the Australian Open in Melbourne but refused to use an antiseptic spray over concerns surrounding recent anti-doping cases involving Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek.

Emma Raducanu has insisted that she is ready for the challenges coming up at the Australian Open following her recovery from a back spasm, saying she feels "dangerous". The 22-year-old British star faced a hiccup last week, bowing out of Auckland's warm-up tournament due to what she termed a back 'niggle'.

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 has been handed a nightmare draw as she returns to competition at the Australian Open. The British No. 2 was forced to pull out of her first tournament of the season, the ASB Classic, with a back injury and little is known about her fitness going into Melbourne.

World No.86 Jacob Fearnley will face Nick Kyrgios in his home Grand Slam as the Aussie bad boy returns to action after two years on the sidelines, but it's bad news for Emma Raducanu's hopes of making

Emma Raducanu will have to produce some of her best tennis after being handed a tricky Australian Open draw. The world No 60 will face the 26th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in the first round next week and could,

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,