TENNIS star Renata Zarazua has been left feeling the heat ahead of the Australian Open.
The Mexican ace, 28, showed off her horrific sunburn in a topless picture after touching down in Melbourne.
She captioned the painful-looking snap: “Australian sun is no joke.”
Zarazua enters the first Grand Slam of the year — which begins on January 18 — ranked No70 in the world.
She captioned it: “Australian sun is no joke.”
Zarazua comes into the Open ranked No70 – becoming the Mexican woman to break into the top 100 in singles and in doubles.
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She made history last August by beating Madison Keys — becoming the first Mexican to beat a top-10 seed at a major since 1995.
But she admitted she almost didn’t make it onto the court that day due to nerves.
She said: “I swear, I don’t know what happened to me today!
“I was just so nervous before going on court. I woke up, and I just had the urge to cry.
“It was almost like I was afraid of taking the court, and that’s never happened to me before.
“I was like, how is this possible? This is what I love to do. How can I transform this fear into something?
“I spoke to my mum and I was almost crying. I didn’t want to go on court at all, and I told her that.
“She said, ‘You have to be the professional that you are. You have to go out there and give everything.’
“And I did, but it was very tough to go out there.”
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