Emma Raducanu's Australian Open dream is over in brutal fashion after being outclassed by rampant no.2 seed Iga Swiatek
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Emma Raducanu is out of the Australian Open, hacked apart by the Pole axe of Iga Swiatek. The British No2 has had a couple of fine wins here in Melbourne against good opponents but this was a different level entirely against one of the favourites for this title.
![[Raducanu, 22, had no answers, with the second seed cruising to a 6-1 6-0 win in the third round]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/18/02/94232679-14298805-image-a-57_1737166523546.jpg)
The 6-1, 6-0 result did full justice to the 23-year-old Swiatek’s dominance and it was the heaviest defeat of Raducanu’s career since she lost by the reverse scoreline to Elena Rybakina, 550 miles to the North-East in Sydney. These two players were born only 18 months apart and were briefly level on one Grand Slam title apiece.
![[Swiatek sent a message to her rivals in what was a scintillating on-court performance]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/18/02/94232659-14298805-image-a-58_1737166609965.jpg)
But Raducanu is still making her way in the game while Swiatek is making history, with five majors in the bank and plenty more, surely, to come. She has never won this title but, with Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff on the other side of the draw, is a heavy favourite to at least reach the final.
![[The second seed has won five career grand slam titles - she may win a sixth in Melbourne]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/18/02/94232661-14298805-image-m-60_1737166667088.jpg)
The No2 seed wins so many sets 6-0 or 6-1 that ‘the Swiatek bakery’ has become a running joke on social media; Raducanu was the unwilling customer here, served with a breadstick and a bagel. Emma Raducanu (pictured) is out of the Australian Open , hacked apart by the Pole axe of Iga Swiatek in brutal fashion.
Raducanu, 22, had no answers, with the second seed cruising to a 6-1 6-0 win in the third round. Raducanu, 22, has now faced Swiatek four times and is yet to win a set. A couple of their other meetings were competitive but this was anything but. The good news for Raducanu was there were no signs of the back issues which affected her against Amanda Anisimova in the second round. The bad news was the issues with her serve remain.
