{"id":2955,"date":"2025-01-18T06:37:23","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T07:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/?p=2955"},"modified":"2025-01-18T08:57:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T08:57:32","slug":"emma-raducanu-dumped-out-of-australian-open-after-thumping-iga-swiatek-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/18\/emma-raducanu-dumped-out-of-australian-open-after-thumping-iga-swiatek-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Emma Raducanu dumped out of Australian Open after thumping Iga Swiatek loss"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Emma Raducanu picked up just one game against Iga Swiatek (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Emma Raducanu<\/a> suffered the joint-heaviest defeat of her career as she was knocked out of the Australian Open<\/a> in the third round by Iga Swiatek<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Coming into the tournament with a niggling back issue<\/a>, Raducanu progressed to the third round for the first time in her career after wins against Ekaterina Alexandrova\u00a0and Amanda Anisimova.<\/p>\n

However, the Brit was handed a tough challenge against number-two seed Swiatek who took just 70 minutes to wrap up a comprehensive 6-1 6-0 victory on Rod Laver Arena.<\/p>\n

Radcuanu struggled with her serve all tournament and lost serve five times in this contest, with the result equalling her worst-ever career loss, a 6-0 6-1 to Elena Rybakina in Sydney three years ago.<\/p>\n

‘I think it was a match going into it I knew I had to play really well,’ Raducanu said after her defeat.<\/p>\n

‘I think today, credit to Iga, she played good tennis, but I think it was a little bit of her playing well and me not playing so well. That combination is probably not good and resulted in today.<\/p>\n

‘The scoreline was obviously quite harsh. I feel like I look back and know exactly what I need to do, and I take it as feedback.’<\/p>\n

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Raducanu struggled with her serve against Swiatek (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Iga Swiatek cruised into the fourth round with a 70-minute victory (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 2021 US Open champion has risen back up to World No. 61 but continues to see injuries affect her preparation for key tournaments. <\/p>\n

A back spasm forced her pull out of her warm-up event in Auckland and still caused the 22-year-old a number of issues in Melbourne.<\/p>\n

Raducanu, however, was not keen to make excuses following her heavy third-round defeat and said she must strive to make key improvements to her serve if she is to compete with the game’s best.<\/p>\n

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Jack Draper is now the sole Brit left in t he men’s or women’s singles draw (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘I think to be on a tennis court playing matches and competing is something I have to be grateful for,’ Raducanu added.<\/p>\n

‘I started hitting when I came here 18 days ago. I have to take a positive that I was able to beat two top opponents in the first two rounds. But I think today, no excuses of the back or physically.<\/p>\n

‘I think the thing I want to improve is 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.<\/p>\n

‘If I\u2019m not necessarily able to hold my service games or dictate, I feel like it seeps into the rest of my game.’<\/p>\n

Raducanu’s defeat means that Jack Draper is the sole remaining Brit in the men’s or women’s singles draw after he came through a five-set epic against Aleksandar Vukic<\/a> to reach the fourth round.<\/p>\n

The 15th seed, who reached the US Open semi-finals last year, will now face third seed Carlos Alcaraz for a spot in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n

Swiatek, meanwhile, will take on Germany’s Eva Lys in her fourth-round match.<\/p>\n

For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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