Follow all the action from the Australian Open Day 5, including the highly anticipated clash between Grand Slam champions Iga Świątek and Emma Raducanu, Alex de Minaur's singles match, and the junior singles campaigns. We'll also be providing updates on doping tests in tennis and the tournament's progress into the second week.
Grand slam champions Iga Świątek and Emma Raducanu clash in the first match on Rod Laver Arena, followed by Australian hopeful Alex de Minaur.vs Nicole Melichar-Martinez/Robert Galloway last on Court 13
With so much talk around doping in tennis at the moment, testing both in and out of competition is in the spotlight. In a chat with fellow injury-hit players Denis Shapovalov and Dominic Thiem, Aussie Thanasi Kokkinakis last year revealed he had missed two tests and was on his last strike."I'm shitting myself," he said, going on to say he hates the rule and the way doping tests are administered.
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