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.

Iga Swiatek will be making her 20th consecutive third-round appearance at a Grand Slam after defeating Rebecca Sramkova 6-0, 6-2 on Thursday at the Australian Open.

World No. 2 Swiatek beats Rebecca Sramkova, Raducanu battles past Amanda Anisimova to set up the clash. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Emma Raducanu had to battle against rival and close friend Amanda Anisimova to reach the third round of the Australian Open.

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+,

Emma Raducanu said that she goes into her third round match with Iga Swiatek with "nothing to lose" at the Australian Open.

Rankings are meaningless when you play Grand Slam champions such as Emma Raducanu, Iga Swiatek said on Thursday after setting up a clash with the Briton, ranked 61st, in the third round of the Australian Open on Saturday.

Here’s everything you need to know about tuning into the Swiatek vs. Sramkova match, along with the full tournament schedule, where to stream the Australian Open, how to watch matches for free and more.

Former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu is relishing a clash free of external pressure when she faces world number two Iga Swiatek on Saturday, after the Briton progressed to the third round of the Australian Open for the first time.