Emma Raducanu will take on five-time grand slam champion Iga Swiatek after battling through more injury problems to beat Amanda Anisimova in the second round of the Australian Open.

Laura Robson believes Emma Raducanu "can absolutely cause an upset" against Iga Swiatek at the Australian Open and thinks she will "love the challenge".

The world No. 2 will face the 61st-ranked Briton in the Australian Open third round on Jan 18. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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

Emma Raducanu is into the third round of the Australian Open, but she faces a daunting prospect in Iga Swiatek next. The 2021 US Open winner has moved into this stage of the competition without

Iga Swiatek tends not to waste time in the first week of Grand Slams. When the five-time Grand Slam champion dispatched Rebecca Sramkova 6-0, 6-2 in a clean hour at the Australian Open on Thursday, Swiatek was living a habit of advancing quickly through the early rounds.

It leaves Jack Draper - who plays later tonight local time - and Emma Raducanu as the only British singles players left in the competition. The former US Open winner has now learned where and when she will face Iga Swiatek in the third round as she bids to create a bid shock.

Emma Raducanu is relishing her return to the big stage when she takes on world No.2 Iga Swiatek in a blockbuster clash at the Australian Open. The British No.2 played through the pain - and needed a medical timeout for her back - before beating Amanda Anisova to reach the third round here for the first time.

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+,

The five-time Grand Slam champion dispatched Rebecca Sramkova 6-0, 6-2 in a clean hour at the Australian Open on Thursday.

Elo ranking, which takes into account the quality of opponents, puts 2021 US Open winner at world no 13 – ahead of Katie Boulter