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 says she is not taking treatment for an insect bite over fears of ingesting a contaminated substance.

Emma Raducanu is backing herself to do well at the 2025 Australian Open, saying that she feels she can be a "dangerous opponent" for anyone on the tour.

Emma Raducanu suffered a spasm but has declared herself fit for Australian Open first-round match on Tuesday; watch all the action from the ATP and WTA Tours on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+ which is integrated into Sky TV,

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,

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.

MELBOURNE: 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.

Emma Raducanu discussed her careful treatment plan after getting bitten by bugs before the 2025 Australian Open.