Their Australian Open third-round match is an illustration of how divergent tennis' paths to and from glory can be

Emma Raducanu suffers the joint-heaviest defeat of her career as second seed Iga Swiatek demonstrates her superiority at the Australian Open.

The Australian Open 2025 is delivering intense action as Iga Swiatek dominates with her 24th 6-0 Grand Slam set, Emma Raducanu makes an incredible comeback, and Coco Gauff continues her winning streak.

Emma Raducanu is into the third round of the Australian Open, but she faces a daunting prospect in Iga Swiatek next. The 2021 US Open winner has moved into this stage of the competition without

The victory puts Raducanu, ranked 61, into the third round at the Australian Open for the first time. Raducanu was all smiles as she dropped her racquet and lifted her hands to her head, soaking up the thunderous applause from a supportive Aussie crowd. The 22-year-old Raducanu shot to fame when she won the 2021 US Open as an unknown 18-year-old.

From the exhilarating high of winning the 2021 US Open to the not-so-sweet lows of injuries and inconsistent form, Emma Raducanu’s journey has been nothing short of a cliffhanger.

Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina joined Swiatek in the last 16 with a 6-3 6-4 win over Dayana Yastremska, but only after receiving treatment on her back, while eighth seed Emma Navarro and ninth seed Daria Kasatkina also advanced.

Iga Swiatek showed some appreciation and respect for Emma Raducanu ahead of their upcoming Australian Open battle, stating that the current world No. 62 "can play great tennis" and that she doesn't expect an easy battle.

In Saturday's Australian Open 3rd round women's singles match, the Pole crushed her rival in an almost flawless fashion - losing just one game and confidently advancing to the fourth round of the Grand Slam tournament.

On Thursday, the British tennis star saw off Amanda Anisimova 6-3 7-5 to reach the Australian Open third round and make the third round of a hard-court Grand Slam for the first time since the 2021 US Open. Before beating Anisimova, Raducanu also earned a very notable straight-set first-round win over No. 26 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova.

It's an up-and-down day for favorites and the husband-and-wife duo of Gaël Monfils and Elina Svitolina wo their singles matches.

In fact, she absolutely feels right at home in Singapore. Even before the materialisation of the new WTA 250 event, Raducanu had already visited the country on her own travels and had her Singaporean fans excited back in January 2022 when she was spotted having a hit at a local tennis club.