Iga Swiatek reveals her love for Australia after dominating Emma Raducanu at Australian Open
Iga Swiatek registered her fourth victory over Emma Raducanu with a 6-1, 6-0 win in the third round of the Australian Open.
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Iga Swiatek, Emma Raducanu (Images via X)
Emma Raducanu crashed out of the Australian Open after a dominant Iga Swiatek powered past her with scores of 6-1, 6-0 in the third round on Saturday (January 18). Swiatek has now reached the fourth round of the Australian Open for the first time since 2023.
The match between the two US Open champions inside the Rod Laver Arena lasted for just 70 minutes following which Swiatek expressed her love for Australia.
The world has better colors here. Everything is brighter and more fun so, I’m really happy about that.
Iga Swiatek said during her on-court interview
Iga Swiatek after her win over Raducanu at Australian Open:
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) January 18, 2025
“The world has better colors here 😂. Everything is brighter and more fun.”
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After improving her head-to-head record over Raducanu to 4-0, the Pole became the first player to win 175 combined matches at Grand Slam Grand Slam and WTA 1000 events since 2020.
Raducanu, who progressed to the third round at Melbourne Park for the first time, was confident about playing her best tennis. Though the result was quite disappointing, she at least will have to get satisfied by the improvement of her ranking.
Swiatek, on the other hand, can reclaim her No.1 ranking if the two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka fails to reach the semifinals.
Iga Swiatek reveals how she eased past Emma Raducanu
Iga Swiatek has never reached the Australian Open final, and was the semifinalist just once, in 2022. In 2023, she lost to Elena Rybakina in the fourth round and to Linda Noskova in the third round in 2024.
The win over Emma Raducanu will now give more confidence to the World No. 2 to go for her first Australian Open trophy.
I just enjoyed playing. I hit a few shots where I thought after, ‘This is what I practice for.’ To play these kind of shots. That’s why I really enjoyed today’s match. I felt pretty confident. At the end, I could push her even more. Converting all those break points as well was important. I’m happy with today’s performance.
Iga Swiatek said during her on-court interview
Swiatek will lock horns with lucky loser Eva Lys, who reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam event for the first time. The 23-year-old from Germany eased past Kimberly Birrell in the first round before playing two three-setters in the previous round.
In the third round, she came from a set down to beat Jaqueline Cristian 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. Following the win, Lys also became the first lucky loser to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open since 1988. Swiatek has never faced a defeat to a player ranked outside the Top 50 since 2023 Wimbledon.
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