Emma Raducanu focusing on serve after ‘harsh’ loss to Iga Swiatek - The former US Open champion was hammered 6-1 6-0 by Iga Swiatek at the Australian Open.

Emma Raducanu suffered the joint-heaviest defeat of her career as she was knocked out of the Australian Open in the third round by Iga Swiatek. Coming into the tournament with a niggling back issue, Raducanu progressed to the third round for the first time in her career after wins against Ekaterina Alexandrova and Amanda Anisimova.

Emma Raducanu wins just one game in Iga Swiatek defeat - The British number two lost 11 games in a row in a 6-1 6-0 hammering.

It was a year of frequent coaching changes for Raducanu. Having won the U.S. Open with Andrew Richardson, she replaced him with Torben Beltz just two months after winning the title. By April 2022, Beltz was out and Dimitry Tursunov, who had worked with Annett Kontaveit while she reached No. 2 in the world, was in.

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 on Saturday. Swiatek won the final 11 games of the match to beat 2021 U.

Quizzed for a prediction as to who will win this year’s Australian Open title in the women’s singles, McEnroe added: ‘Aryna Sabalenka is playing incredible tennis and she’s playing with more confidence, she’s worked hard to add more variety to her game, she obviously has the power.

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.

Emma Raducanu battles more injury problems to reach Australian Open third round - The 22-year-old received treatment for a back issue during her 6-3 7-5 victory over Amanda Anisimova