When will Emma Raducanu play Iga Swiatek at Australian Open?
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Raducanu is through to the Australian Open third round for the first time and plays the five-time grand slam winner. Emma Raducanu will face second seed Iga Swiatek in the Australian Open third round, in what is her fourth meeting with the five-time grand slam champion.
Raducanu is yet to take a set off Swiatek in their three previous meetings, with the former World No 1 winning 7-6 6-3 in their most recent match in Stuttgart last season. “She is a top player. She's been really consistent over the last quite a few years. It's going to be a match for me where I feel like I don't really have much expectation externally,” said Raducanu, who battled injury during her win over Amanda Anisimova to reach the Australian Open third round for the first time.
“I'm looking forward to going out there and testing my game against the best, because ultimately, you play tennis, and you live for these matches. It's going to be a great buzz of adrenaline,” Raducanu said. The 22-year-old will hope to recover in time to face Swiatek on Saturday, in what is a clash of grand slam champions in the third round in Melbourne.
When will Emma Raducanu play Iga Swiatek at Australian Open?. Raducanu is likely to play Swiatek on Saturday. The order of play will be released on Friday and although Swiatek prefers to play during the day in Melbourne, the match may be scheduled on one of the main show courts in a night session.
Emma Raducanu vs Iga Swiatek head to head. Raducanu has lost her three previous matches against Swiatek, and is yet to win a set against the five-time grand slam winner. Two of those meetings have come on clay, which is four-time French Open champion Swiatek’s best surface. Raducanu, 22, and Swiatek, 23, will be meeting for the fourth time in four seasons and for the first time at a grand slam.
