Emma Raducanu suffered her worst ever loss at a Grand Slam at the hands of Iga Swiatek. The five-time Major winner thrashed Raducanu 6-1 6-0 in just 70 minutes. But Raducanu defended herself, claiming the scoreline was "harsh".
Sixth seed Elena Rybakina stormed into the second round with a comfortable win over 16-year-old local wildcard Emerson Jones. Emma Raducanu, who was back in action after three months, looked wobbly in her first-round win.
Emma Raducanu handed boost after Elena Rybakina practice session following injury - Raducanu was seen hitting with France’s Caroline Garcia and the world No 6 Elena Rybakina at the Melbourne venue
It equalled the defeat she suffered to Elena Rybakina at a WTA Tour event in Sydney three years ago. The only previous time Raducanu had played on Melbourne Park’s main arena was against Coco ...
US Open semi-finalist Emma Navarro credited her billionaire father for teaching her "toughness" as beat Ons Jabeur to reach the fourth round, The No.8 seed won 6-4 3-6 6-4 - her third straight three-set match. She is now a Tour-high of 23-9 in three-set matches since the start of 2024.
Iga Swiatek handed Emma Raducanu the joint-heaviest defeat of her career in their Australian Open third round encounter. It was a one-sided affair as the second seed thrashed Britain’s
MELBOURNE — Emma Raducanu was handed the worst grand slam defeat of her career on Saturday, dumped out of the Australian Open by Iga Swiatek 6-1, 6-0.
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+,
In Melbourne, tennis players Daniil Medvedev, Taylor Fritz, and Elena Rybakina advanced to the next rounds with notable performances. Medvedev overcame frustrations, Fritz aims to end an American men's Grand Slam drought,
Iga Swiatek won the final 11 games of Saturday's match against Emma Raducanu to advance to the fourth round at the Australian Open.
Emma Raducanu suffered the joint heaviest defeat of her career against Iga Swiatek in the third round of the Australian Open. The British number two managed only a single game and lost 11 in a row in a 6-1 6-0 hammering on Rod Laver Arena.
Swiatek, who agreed to accept a one-month suspension in a doping case late last year, owns four trophies from the French Open and one from the U.S. Open. She's never been beyond the semifinals in Australia; she lost in that round to Danielle Collins in 2022. A year ago, Swiatek was upset in the third round by teenager Linda Noskova.