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.

Emma Raducanu will take on five-time grand slam champion Iga Swiatek after battling through more injury problems to beat Amanda Anisimova in the second round of the Australian Open.

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 charged into the third round of the Australian Open on a bright and sunny Thursday before fellow Grand Slam winner Emma Raducanu booked an intriguing encounter against the second seed with a convincing victory.

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

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

Iga Swiatek and Emma Raducanu secured their places in round three at the Australian Open to kick off day five in Melbourne. First, Swiatek crushed Rebecca Sramkova 6-0, 6-2 as she took another step on the road to redemption after a doping ban last year.