Emma Raducanu is relishing a clash free of external pressure when she faces Iga Swiatek on Saturday, after reaching the third round at the Australian Open

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

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

The former US Open champion will meet five-time grand slam winner Iga Swiatek in the third round in Melbourne after overcoming Amanda Anisimova with a 6-3 7-5 second round win

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.

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.

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

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+,

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.

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.