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.

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

Emma Raducanu plays Iga Swiatek in the first round of the 2025 Australian Open. Our Australian Open odds series has our Raducanu-Swiatek prediction, odds and pick. Find out how to watch Raducanu-Swiatek.

Emma Raducanu earns a dogged win over Amanda Anisimova to reach the Australian Open third round - where she faces Iga Swiatek - for the first time.

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.

John McEnroe feels Emma Raducanu has a ‘shot’ of eliminating Iga Swiatek at the 2025 Australian Open, although says it will be a ‘tall order’. Raducanu headed to Melbourne Park unseeded but has progressed to the third round of the Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career.