The only women’s match featuring Grand Slam singles champions in the third round at the Australian Open turned out to be an overpowering win by Iga Swiatek over Emma Raducanu.
Emma Raducanu (No. 61 in the world) takes on Iga Swiatek (No. 2) in the Round of 32 at the Australian Open.Raducanu secured a two-set win over Amanda Anisimova (6-3, 7-5) in the Round
Emma Raducanu has hinted that she's feeling 'bitter' following her recent Australian Open exit at the hands of Iga Swiatek. Swiatek beat the Briton 6-1, 6-0 in their showdown at the Rod Laver Arena on Saturday,
In a patchy serve display, Raducanu found stability on her groundstrokes to reach the second round in Melbourne
Emma Raducanu insisted that she is still improving despite suffering a chastening 6-1, 6-0 towelling at the hands of world No2 Iga Swiatek.
Their Australian Open third-round match is an illustration of how divergent tennis' paths to and from glory can be
Emma Raducanu suffered a chastening 6-1 6-0 defeat by Iga Swiatek in the Australian Open third round on Saturday but the Briton said she was grateful to be fully fit and playing at a high level again after overcoming a succession of injuries.
Recap, highlights, and quotes from Iga Swiatek's win over Emma Raducanu in the third round of the Australian Open.
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+,
No. 2 Iga Swiatek will face the unseeded Emma Raducanu in the Third Round of the Australian Open today. The match will take place at Rod Laver Arena at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT today. Tonight's Raducanu vs. Swiatek match will stream on ESPN+. Select coverage of tonight's Australian Open matches will also air on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes.
Iga Swiatek rushed through her first set in 26 minutes and completed her 6-0, 6-2 second-round win over Rebecca Sramkova in an hour at the Australian Open.
The third round of the Australian Open continues on Saturday with second seed Iga Swiatek looking to maintain her perfect record against Emma Raducanu in a battle of former U.S. Open champions.