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		</div><p>A rising British tennis star who was forced to withdraw from Wimbledon after being struck down by a mystery illness may have been deliberately poisoned, it has been claimed.</p>
<p>Scotland Yard is investigating allegations that Gabriella Taylor, 18, from Southampton, was targeted during last month&#8217;s championships.</p>
<p>The tennis player spent four days in intensive care after becoming unwell and her mother, Milena Taylor, told the Daily Telegraph her daughter was &#8220;close to death&#8221;.</p>
<p>Scotland Yard said police in the London borough of Merton, which covers Wimbledon, were investigating an allegation of poisoning with the &#8220;intent to endanger life&#8221; or cause grievous bodily harm.</p>
<p>No arrests have been made.</p>
<p>&#8220;The allegation was received by officers on August 5 with the incident alleged to have taken place at an address in Wimbledon between July 1-10. The victim was taken ill on July 6. It is unknown where or when the poison was ingested,&#8221; a spokesman said.</p>
<p>&#8220;The victim, an 18-year-old woman, received hospital treatment and is still recovering.&#8221;</p>
<p>Miss Taylor contracted a strain of the bacteria leptospirosis, which is usually spread by animals and can in rare cases cause organ failure, her mother told the Daily Telegraph.</p>
<p>She said her daughter was staying &#8220;in a completely healthy environment&#8221; and it was &#8220;impossible&#8221; for her to have become ill.</p>
<p>&#8220;The bacteria the infection team found is so rare in Britain that we feel this could not have been an accident,&#8221; she told the paper.</p>
<p>&#8220;Her bags with her drinks in were often left unattended in the players&#8217; lounge and someone could have taken the opportunity to contaminate her drink.&#8221;</p>
<p>On July 11, Miss Taylor tweeted: &#8220;For those who don&#8217;t know, I have been in intensive care in Southampton general hospital these past 4 days suffering from an unknown cause.</p>
<p>&#8220;Still waiting for all blood tests to come in. Feeling a bit better today. Thx for all the support guys.&#8221;</p>
<p>But the young player appears to be on the road to recovery.</p>
<p>On Wednesday she tweeted a picture of herself on a tennis court with the caption: &#8220;So happy to be back on court!! Taking it step by step!&#8221;</p>
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