Emma Raducanu had to battle against rival and close friend Amanda Anisimova to reach the third round of the Australian Open.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Iga Swiatek rushed through her first set in 26 minutes and completed her 6-0, 6-2 second-round win over Rebecca Sramkova in an hour at the Australian Open.

Rankings are meaningless when you play Grand Slam champions such as Emma Raducanu, Iga Swiatek said on Thursday after setting up a clash with the Briton, ranked 61st, in the third round of the Australian Open on Saturday.

Iga Swiatek will be making her 20th consecutive third-round appearance at a Grand Slam after defeating Rebecca Sramkova 6-0, 6-2 on Thursday at the Australian Open.

Emma Raducanu said that she goes into her third round match with Iga Swiatek with "nothing to lose" at the Australian Open.

Emma Raducanu overcomes back issues to defeat Amanda Anisimova and set up a tasty third-round meeting with former world No 1 Iga Swiatek at the Australian Open; watch action from the ATP and WTA Tours on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+,

Iga Swiatek charged into the third round of the Australian Open on a bright and sunny Thursday before fellow Grand Slam winner Emma Raducanu booked an intriguing encounter against the second seed with a convincing victory.

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

In a patchy serve display, Raducanu found stability on her groundstrokes to reach the second round in Melbourne