Australian Open LIVE: Emma Raducanu issues update on injury before Katie Boulter bids for third round

Emma Raducanu will face second seed Iga Swiatek in the Australian Open third round, in what is her fourth meeting with the five-time grand slam champion.

Raducanu is yet to take a set off Swiatek in their three previous meetings, with the former World No 1 winning 7-6 6-3 in their most recent match in Stuttgart last season.

“She is a top player. She’s been really consistent over the last quite a few years. It’s going to be a match for me where I feel like I don’t really have much expectation externally.

“I think you always have the pressure that you put on yourself to perform to your best ability, which is not really going to change, but that’s every match.

“I think I’m going to enjoy playing in a great atmosphere. I think the last two matches I’ve had the crowd has been amazing, the support here. I’ve really felt at home.

“I’m looking forward to going out there and testing my game against the best, because ultimately, you play tennis, and you live for these matches. It’s going to be a great buzz of adrenaline.”

Emma Raducanu hinted that her latest injury was related to the back spasms that forced the 22-year-old to pull out of her only warm-up tournament in Auckland before the Australian Open.

She took an injury timeout early in the second set of her victory over Amanda Anisimova, but battled through to reach the last-32 of the Australian Open for the first time after taking painkillers.

“I felt it pretty much like quite early in the match in the first set, but I was trying not to show anything, of course,” Raducanu said.

“Then I asked for some Tylenol or some medication basically, but they don’t give you that without assessing you. The treatment is very difficult because you don’t have much time at all, so it’s hard to really make an impact. You just kind of have to get on with it.

“You then get two changeovers as well for the rest of the match. You have to try and be a bit tactical when you take them because if you go to a third set, you know you need to kind of use it there. So it was hard to kind of think about, but I’m just glad.

“I don’t know how I managed to fight back in the second set and, yeah, take it. I think I’ll probably just take it easy tomorrow. I’ll probably have a light hit. Nothing crazy.”

Raducanu on her back injury after receiving treatment during the second-round win over Amanda Anisimova.

“I haven’t fully investigated it yet. I think it’s almost expected when you haven’t played a match in so long, and then you have two really physical ones.

“I think small niggles are going to come up here and there. I’m just that is just that.

“I was able to push past some pain today. I’m just going to try and recover as best as possible over the next day.”

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.

The former US Open champion had her preparations for the tournament disrupted by a back spasm and she had treatment for what appeared to be a lower back issue during the second set.

There were five more double faults – a significant improvement on the 15 in her first-round win over Ekaterina Alexandrova – but that did not stop her reaching the last 32 for the first time here thanks to a 6-3 7-5 victory over big-hitting American Anisimova.

Now she will get a fourth crack at world number two Swiatek, who she is yet to win a set against.

Emma Raducanu is through to the third round of the Australian Open for the first time but battled more injury problems in her third round win over Amanda Anisimova.

Raducanu has booked a sensational clash with five-time grand slam winner and second seed Iga Swiatek in the next round.