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Emma Raducanu has been spending 12 hours a day training at Melbourne Park to boost her chances of securing another Grand Slam.
Raducanu - who captured the hearts of the nation last year with her historic US Open triumph - says she has been working hard in the gym and on the courts in Australia.
The GB star - who has progressed through to the second-round of the Australian Open - and hopes her work behind closed doors will help her pull off another sensational victory.
Emma Raducanu (above) has been spending 12 hours a day training at Melbourne Park
Raducanu says she's not been socialising and that she had been in the gym and on the courts
The 19-year-old marked her first Grand Slam appearance since her historic US Open triumph last year by beating Sloane Stephens 6-0 2-6 6-1 in the first-round.
She lost just four points in a startling first set that lasted just 17 minutes before the 2017 US Open champion regrouped to win the second.
That set up a first ever decider at this level for Raducanu. However, it proved to be no issue for the GB star as she kept her cool to clinch victory after an hour and 45 minutes.
Raducanu was quick to return to the training ground after her victory and even admitted to spending 12 hours a day at the Melbourne complex.
When asked if she spending her time in the player lounge,
