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

Iga Swiatek is advancing to the third round of the Australian Open after easily beating Rebecca Sramkova, 6-0, 6-2 on Thursday. With this win, Swiatek puts herself above the rest of the tennis field,

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — 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.

Raducanu is through to the Australian Open third round for the first time and plays the five-time grand slam winner

Raducanu, meanwhile, progressed to the third round at Melbourne Park for the first time in her career with a battling 6-3 7-5 victory over Amanda Anisimova. The 2021 US Open champion is ranked 61st in the world, while Swiatek is second behind Aryna Sabalenka.

Iga Swiatek will be making her 20th consecutive third-round appearance at a Grand Slam after defeating Rebecca Sramkova 6-0, 6-2 on Thursday at the Australian Open.

Here are three questions after Iga Swiatek needed just an hour to advance to the third round of the. She'll face a familiar foe next.

Rankings are meaningless when you play Grand Slam champions such as Emma Raducanu, Iga Swiatek said on Thursday after setting up a clash with the Briton, ranked 61st, in the third round of the Australian Open on Saturday.

Iga Swiatek booked her spot in the third round of the Australian Open, after a thumping win over Slovakia's Rebecca Sramkova. The match at Rod Laver Arena concluded with a scoreline of 6-0, 6-2 in Swiatek's favor. This is her 40th consecutive win in the first two rounds at Grand Slam events.

In the Australian Open Round of 64 on Tuesday, No. 49-ranked Rebecca Sramkova meets No. 2 Iga Swiatek.Sramkova’s last competition was on September 28, 2024 at the China Open, when she fell