Emma Raducanu dumped out of Australian Open by Iga Swiatek as Brit suffers worst ever Grand Slam thrashing
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EMMA RADUCANU admitted "I didn't play very well" as was dumped out of the Australian Open in a crushing straight set defeat to Iga Swiatek. The Brit went out following just over an hour of play after losing 11 games in a row as she was thrashed 6-1, 6-0.
![[Emma Raducanu playing tennis.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/emma-raducanu-great-britain-plays-964531134.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The 22-year-old, who had made it to the third round for the first time Down Under, said it was "very clear" why she had suffered her heaviest ever Grand Slam defeat. Raducanu said: "She played very well and I didn't play very well, so... it's just not a great combination.
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"I'm very clear on what happened out there: if I'm not able to hold my service games or dictate, I feel like it seeps into the rest of my game. "On my second serve, how the point is structured from then on, you feel a lot more pressure.". Raducanu had beat No26 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in two tiebreak sets and Amanda Anisimova in straight sets to make it to the third round.
![[Emma Raducanu reacting during a tennis match.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/britains-emma-raducanu-reacts-point-964539799.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
However, she had no answer against second seed Swiatek, who is looking to win her first-ever Australian Open. Speaking about her next steps, Raducanu said: "Serving. "The first two matches I got away with it against two top players because I was able to defend and move, use the rest of my game.
JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS. "But that needs to improve.". Raducanu has now faced the 23-year-old Pole four times, but is yet to claim a single victory. On the matchup, she added: "I would say the difference between playing her today and playing her in Stuttgart, where I was pretty close, is I was serving really well in Stuttgart.
