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.

It was a year of frequent coaching changes for Raducanu. Having won the U.S. Open with Andrew Richardson, she replaced him with Torben Beltz just two months after winning the title. By April 2022, Beltz was out and Dimitry Tursunov, who had worked with Annett Kontaveit while she reached No. 2 in the world, was in.

The only women’s match featuring Grand Slam singles champions in the third round at the Australian Open turned out to be an overpowering win by Iga Swiatek over Emma Raducanu

Poland's Iga Swiatek, the world number two in women's singles tennis, put on a commanding performance against Britain's Emma Raducanu at the Australian Open on Saturday. The match ended with a decisive victory for Swiatek, who won 6-1, 6-0.

Raducanu is through to the Australian Open third round for the first time and plays the five-time grand slam winner

Emma Raducanu insisted that she is still improving despite suffering a chastening 6-1, 6-0 towelling at the hands of world No2 Iga Swiatek.

Emma Raducanu has admitted she thinks the scoreline in her defeat to Iga Swiatek was 'harsh' after losing at the Australian Open. The 22-year-old lost 6-1, 6-0 as her hopes of Grand Slam glory were ruthlessly ended at the Rod Laver Arena.