The Australian Open continues as Emma Raducanu he booked a clash with the second seed Iga Swiatek before Katie Boulter it looks like it will also reach the third round.
Raducano beat Amanda Anisimova 6-3 7-5 and advanced to the third round for the first time, but battled multiple injury problems during the win.
The 22-year-old has been battling lower back pain, but Raducanu hopes it’s just a “small problem” after her preparations for the tournament were disrupted by back spasms.
Later, Boulter wants to join Radučanu and include four British players in the final of the tournament after winning for Jack Draper and Jacob Fearnley in men’s yesterday.
Five-time Grand Slam winner Swiatek needed just an hour to cruise through, setting up a blockbuster match against Raducanu, against whom she has yet to drop a set in three meetings.
The defending men’s champion Jannik Sinner is also in late action, as a Brazilian teenager João Fonseca looks like backed up his stunning first win via ninth seed Andrey Rublev against Lorenzo Sonego.
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Australian Open: Emma Raducanu expects a clash with Iga Swiatek
Emma Raducanu will face second seed Igo Swiatek in the third round of the Australian Open, her fourth meeting with the five-time Grand Slam champion.
Raducanu has yet to face Swiatek in their three previous meetings, with the former world No 1 winning 7-6 6-3 in their last match in Stuttgart last season.
“She’s a top player. She’s been really consistent over the last few years. It’s going to be a game for me where I feel like I don’t have a lot of expectations from the outside.
“I think you always have the pressure you put on yourself to do your best, which isn’t really going to change, but that’s every match.
“I think I will enjoy playing in a great atmosphere. I think the crowd in the last two matches was amazing, the support here. I really felt at home.
“I’m looking forward to going there and testing my game against the best because at the end of the day, you play tennis and you live for these matches. It will be a great adrenaline rush.”
Jamie Braidwood16 January 2025 06:54
Australian Open: Emma Raducanu reveals extent of back problem
Emma Raducanu has hinted that her latest injury is linked to the back spasms that forced the 22-year-old to withdraw from her only warm-up tournament in Auckland ahead of the Australian Open.
She took an injury timeout early in the second set of her win over Amanda Anisimova, but fought her way into the Australian Open final for the first time since taking painkillers.
“I felt it quite early in the match in the first set, but I tried not to show anything, of course,” he said to Raducan.
“Then I asked for Tylenol or some medication basically, but they don’t give you that without an evaluation. Treatment is very difficult because you don’t have a lot of time, so it’s hard to really make an impact. I just have to get on with it.
“Then you also get two substitutions for the rest of the match. You have to try and be a little bit more tactical when you do them, because if you go into the third set, you know you have to use it somehow there. It was hard to think about it, but I’m just glad.
“I don’t know how I was able to fight back in the second set and, yeah, take it. I think I’ll probably take it easy tomorrow. I’ll probably have a light stroke. Nothing crazy.”
Jamie Braidwood16 January 2025 06:47
Australian Open: Emma Raducanu issues news on back injury
Raducan due to a back injury after undergoing treatment during her second round win over Amanda Anisimova.
“I haven’t fully explored it yet. I think it’s almost to be expected when you haven’t played a match in so long and then you have two really physical ones.
“I think there will be little bumps here and there. I just that’s just that.
“Today I managed to overcome the pain. I’ll just try to recover as best I can over the next day.”
Jamie Braidwood16 January 2025 06:36
Emma Raducanu has more injury problems to advance to the third round of the Australian Open
Emma Raducanu will take on five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek after battling more injury problems to beat Amanda Anisimova in the second round of the Australian Open.
The former US Open champion had her preparations for the tournament disrupted by back spasms, and during the second set she had treatment for what appeared to be a lower back problem.
There were five more double faults – a significant improvement on the 15 in her first-round win over Ekaterina Aleksandrova – but that didn’t stop her reaching 32 here for the first time, thanks to a 6-3 7-5 win over big-hitting American Anisimova .
He will now get a fourth overtime against world number two Swiatek, against whom he has yet to win a set.
Jamie Braidwood16 January 2025 06:31
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Emma Raducanu advanced to the third round of the Australian Open for the first time, but battled multiple injury problems in her third round win over Amanda Anisimova.
Raducanu booked a sensational clash with five-time Grand Slam winner and second seed Igo Swiatek in the next round.
Jamie Braidwood16 January 2025 06:22