Iga Swiatek warned on Saturday her best was yet to come and the ball was "listening" to her as she sounded an ominous warning to her Australian Open rivals with a third-round rout of Emma Raducanu.

Everything came so easily for Iga Swiatek during a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Emma Raducanu on Saturday in the only Australian Open women's third-round match between two past Grand Slam champions — if you thought that meant it would be close,

Emma Raducanu suffered the joint-heaviest defeat of her career as she was knocked out of the Australian Open in the third round by Iga Swiatek. Coming into the tournament with a niggling back issue, Raducanu progressed to the third round for the first time in her career after wins against Ekaterina Alexandrova and Amanda Anisimova.

A relentless Iga Swiatek stayed on course for a maiden Australian Open title as she powered into the second week with a statement victory over Emma Raducanu on Saturday. Swiatek's path to a maiden Grand Slam final is opening up.

Emma Raducanu’s showdown with Iga Swiatek at the Australian Open was hailed as the ultimate chance for the Brit to show she can compete with the best players in the women’s game and sadly, the answer she got was pretty devastating.