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We are just two days away from the start of the main draw, with excitement building ahead of the first Grand Slam of the new year.
was the only British player to draw a seed in the first round, having been pitted against Ekaterina Alexandrova in her opening match. will face Rebecca Marino, while has been drawn against Mariano Navone.
He could potentially face in the third round, with also in that quarter of the draw. The 39-year-old will begin his campaign against teenage American wildcard Nishesh Basavareddy.
Elsewhere in the draw, British hopeful Jacob Fearnley has been handed a blockbuster debut against Nick Kyrgios, who faces a race against time to be fit after picking up an abdominal injury.
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Andy Murray vows to ‘sabotage’ Novak Djokovic
has joked that he will try to ‘sabotage’ ‘s hopes of winning the from within.
He will be on the same team as his Serbian rival, having joined his coaching team ahead of the first Grand Slam of the year.
“I played here a few times, could never quite get over the line unfortunately,” .
He then pointed at Djokovic, who was sitting next to him, and added: “This man is single-handedly responsible for that. I’m now here to try and sabotage his chances of winning another one.”
Andy Murray has threatened to ruin Novak Djokovic’s title hopes (Image: AUSTRALIAN OPEN)
Emma Raducanu forced to see doctor
has revealed that she was forced to seek medical treatment after being bitten by insects in Melbourne.
“Yesterday I got really badly bitten by jumping ants, mosquitoes or something,” she explained.
“I’m allergic, I guess. They flared up and swelled up really a lot. Someone was, like, giving me this antiseptic spray, natural, to try to ease the bites.
“I didn’t want to take it. I didn’t want to spray it. I was just left there with my swollen ankle and hand. I was like: ‘I’m just going to tough it out because I don’t want to risk it’.
“So I spent the second part of my day coming in to sign, seeing the doctor to try to get some like remedies, because I had a bit of an allergic reaction, but I’m fine now.”
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