Lucky loser Eva Lys felt like she had been hit by a train after a heavy defeat by world number two Iga Swiatek in the Australian Open fourth round on Monday but the German said she had enjoyed the journey in the best week of her life.

Eva Lys is making a habit of changing her travel plans, with the German advancing to the fourth round after initially failing to qualify for the main draw in Melbourne.

"Lucky loser" Eva Lys reflected on "the nicest week in my life" as her historic Australian Open run came to a shuddering halt against Iga Swiatek on Monday.

Iga Swiatek showed no mercy as she ended "lucky loser" Eva Lys's historic run at the Australian Open on Monday, the world number two marching into the quarter-finals 6-0, 6-1. Had Lys advanced she would have become the first lucky loser in history to reach the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam tournament.