Emma Raducanu suffered the joint-heaviest defeat of her career as she was knocked out of the Australian Open in the third round by Iga Swiatek. Coming into the tournament with a niggling back issue, Raducanu progressed to the third round for the first time in her career after wins against Ekaterina Alexandrova and Amanda Anisimova.

Everything came so easily for Iga Swiatek during a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Emma Raducanu on Saturday in the only Australian Open women's third-round match between two past Grand Slam champions that this was how she described it: "I felt like the ball is listening to me,

Emma Raducanu suffers chastening defeat to Iga Swiatek in battle of the former US Open champions at the Australian Open; watch Emma Raducanu at the Singapore Tennis Open from 27 January-February 2 on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+,

A relentless Iga Swiatek stayed on course for a maiden Australian Open title as she powered into the second week with a statement victory over Emma Raducanu on Saturday.

Second seed Iga Swiatek charged into the fourth round of the Australian Open with a 6-1 6-0 humbling of Emma Raducanu in a meeting of former US Open champions at a sunny Melbourne Park on Saturday.

It was a year of frequent coaching changes for Raducanu. Having won the U.S. Open with Andrew Richardson, she replaced him with Torben Beltz just two months after winning the title. By April 2022, Beltz was out and Dimitry Tursunov, who had worked with Annett Kontaveit while she reached No. 2 in the world, was in.

Emma Raducanu will look to take the battle to Iga Swiatek when they clash in the third round of the Australian Open on Saturday. It will be a fourth tour-level meeting between the two grand slam champions,

British tennis star and former US Open champion Emma Raducanu, 22, is gearing up for her third-round match in Melbourne at the 2025 Australian Open.

A tough third-round fixture awaits the Australian Open as Emma Raducanu books her place against world number two, Iga Swiatek. The determined British player defeated American Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 7-5 to reach the third round in Melbourne for the first time.

The positive vibes were flowing for Emma Raducanu as she made it through to the third round of the Australian Open for the first time in her career, but her press conference served up some familiar concerns.