Australian Open: Iga Swiatek continues streak, Emma Raducanu beats Anisimova-OxBig News Network

Iga Swiatek put on a dominant display to breeze past Rebecca Sramkova into Round 3 of the Australian Open and keep her unique streak going while Emma Raducanu secured a hard-fought win against Amanda Anisimova on Thursday, January 16. Swiatek and Raducanu will now square off in the 3rd round of the competition.

Swiatek, who is aiming to continue her good run of form, thrashed Sramkova 6-0, 6-2 to keep her unique streak in grand slams going. The win on Thursday meant that the 23-year-old is the only player to make it to the 3rd round or more in every single grand slam this decade. This was a run that started in the Australian Open 2020, where she reached the 4th round. The Polish star was dominant in all departments against Sramkova and was able to wrap up the win in just one hour.

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Swiatek was relatively untested in the first set, apart from the second game where she was trailing 0-40 at one point. The Polish star went on to win 7 straight games before Sramkova was able to get one under her belt. There was a bit more fight from the Slovakian star in the second set as she was able to tie it at 2-2. However, Swiatek proved to be too good on the day as she was able to convert 5 out of the 6 break points available to her and have a first serve win percentage of 83.

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Raducanu sets up Swiatek clash

Raducanu was made to work hard by her close friend Anisimova to make it to Round 3 of the Australian Open for the very first time. The match lasted close to 2 hours as both women exchanged breaks at the beginning of the first set. Raducanu found herself in trouble, trailing 1-3, before she was able to tap into her arsenal and win the next 5 games.

The second set was even tougher for Raducanu as she was trailing 0-3, before breaking Anisimova to make it all square. She would break the American once again to make it 4-4 before serving her way into the lead.

But Anisimova was determined on the day and pushed the game to 5-5. Raducanu forced two errors from the American to take the lead and ultimately broke her to secure the win.

In the other matches, Ons Jabeur overcame a stern test from Camila Osorio 7-5, 6-3 to make it to the next round. The 9th seed Daria Kasatkina had an easy day at the office as she defeated China Yafan Wang 6-2, 6-0 to setup a clash with the winner of the Putintseva and Zhang match.