Britain's Emma Raducanu suffered the joint heaviest defeat of her career as second seed Iga Swiatek demonstrated her superiority in a one-sided Australian Open third-round match.Raducanu, 22, was thrashed 6-1 6-0 in a chastening afternoon on Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.
In a patchy serve display, Raducanu found stability on her groundstrokes to reach the second round in Melbourne
Iga Swiatek races into Australian Open semi-finals where she will take on American big-hitter Madison Keys on Thursday with No 1 Aryna Sabalenka up against Paula Badosa; watch all the action from the ATP and WTA Tours on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+,
Their Australian Open third-round match is an illustration of how divergent tennis' paths to and from glory can be
Emma Raducanu vs Amanda Anisimova odds. Betting odds are always subject to change but as of 5pm on January 14, Sky Bet are offering 11/10 for Raducanu to defeat Anisimova, meaning
Emma Raducanu's Australian Open run came to an abrupt end on Saturday, the Briton totally outclassed by world No. 2 Iga Swiatek.
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 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.
Emma Raducanu served up some rubbish in her win over Ekaterina Alexandrova at the Australian Open. She has the stage presence to get over some fumbled lines.
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.
Friends off court and competitors on it, Amanda Anisimova and Emma Raducanu are set to face off for the first time at the Australian Open.
Iga Swiatek won the final 11 games of Saturday's match against Emma Raducanu to advance to the fourth round at the Australian Open.