Emma Raducanu suffered a chastening 6-1 6-0 defeat by Iga Swiatek in the Australian Open third round on Saturday but the Briton said she was grateful to be fully fit and playing at a high level again after overcoming a succession of injuries.

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

In a patchy serve display, Raducanu found stability on her groundstrokes to reach the second round in Melbourne

No. 2 Iga Swiatek will face the unseeded Emma Raducanu in the Third Round of the Australian Open today. The match will take place at Rod Laver Arena at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT today. Tonight's Raducanu vs. Swiatek match will stream on ESPN+. Select coverage of tonight's Australian Open matches will also air on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes.

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

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.

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+,

Recap, highlights, and quotes from Iga Swiatek's win over Emma Raducanu in the third round of the Australian Open.

Emma Raducanu insisted that she is still improving despite suffering a chastening 6-1, 6-0 towelling at the hands of world No2 Iga Swiatek.

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.

Emma Raducanu served up some rubbish in her win over Ekaterina Alexandrova at the Australian Open. She has the stage presence to get over some fumbled lines.