Emma Raducanu handed boost after Elena Rybakina practice session following injury - Raducanu was seen hitting with France’s Caroline Garcia and the world No 6 Elena Rybakina at the Melbourne venue

It equalled the defeat she suffered to Elena Rybakina at a WTA Tour event in Sydney three years ago. The only previous time Raducanu had played on Melbourne Park’s main arena was against Coco ...

MELBOURNE — Emma Raducanu was handed the worst grand slam defeat of her career on Saturday, dumped out of the Australian Open by Iga Swiatek 6-1, 6-0.

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Australian Open history was made at Melbourne Park on Saturday, as lucky loser Eva Lys beat Jaqueline Cristian. Lys hit back to beat world number 82 Cristian 4-6 6-3 6-3. In the process, she became the first lucky loser to reach the fourth round of the women's singles draw at the Australian Open.

Raducanu suffers chastening defeat to Iga Swiatek in battle of the former US Open champions at the Australian Open; watch Emma Raducanu at the Singapore Tennis Open from 27 January-February 2 on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+,

British No2 exited the Australian Open as she won just one game against the second seed in her joint-heaviest defeat ever

Swiatek, who agreed to accept a one-month suspension in a doping case late last year, owns four trophies from the French Open and one from the U.S. Open. She's never been beyond the semifinals in Australia; she lost in that round to Danielle Collins in 2022. A year ago, Swiatek was upset in the third round by teenager Linda Noskova.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner raced to victory at the Australian Open to sweep into the last 16 as Iga Swiatek demolished Emma Raducanu. Also into the second week is 38-year-old Gael Monfils after he stunned fourth seed Taylor Fritz – with the veteran’s wife Elina Svitolina also enjoying a shock win immediately afterward on the same court.

Elina Svitolina beats fourth seed Jasmine Paolini hours after her husband Gael Monfils beat men's fourth seed Taylor Fritz to reach the Australian Open fourth round.

Cale Makar shook off a puck to the skate to score twice, Artturi Lehkonen had two goals and two assists to tie a career high for points, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 6-3 in Denver on Saturday.