Emma Raducanu braved a back issue to move through to the third round of the Australian Open for the first time, defeating the big-hitting American Amanda Anisimova in straight sets.

Iga Swiatek tends not to waste time in the first week of Grand Slams. When the five-time Grand Slam champion dispatched Rebecca Sramkova 6-0, 6-2 in a clean hour at the Australian Open on Thursday, Swiatek was living a habit of advancing quickly through the early rounds.

Raducanu is through to the Australian Open third round for the first time and plays the five-time grand slam winner

When is Emma Raducanu v Iga Swiatek? What is the head-to-head record between Raducanu and Swiatek? And what have both players said about each other?

Former world number one John McEnroe has highlighted reasons behind backing Britain’s Emma Raducanu to cause an upset when she will face world number two Poland’s Iga Swiatek.

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

Emma Raducanu overcomes back issues to defeat Amanda Anisimova and set up a tasty third-round meeting with former world No 1 Iga Swiatek at the Australian Open; watch action from the ATP and WTA Tours on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+,

Raducanu, meanwhile, progressed to the third round at Melbourne Park for the first time in her career with a battling 6-3 7-5 victory over Amanda Anisimova. The 2021 US Open champion is ranked 61st in the world, while Swiatek is second behind Aryna Sabalenka.

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.

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