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.

Emma Raducanu played through the pain barrier to reach the Australian Open third round for the first time - and set up a Super Saturday clash with Iga Swiatek. “I was able to push past some pain today,” she said.

Emma Raducanu battles through injury to book Iga Swiatek clash - The 22-year-old received treatment for a back issue during her 6-3 7-5 victory over Amanda Anisimova.

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.

Emma Raducanu said that she goes into her third round match with Iga Swiatek with "nothing to lose" at 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+,

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

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.