Emma Raducanu could hardly have wished for a bigger challenge in the third round of the Australian Open, but to be the best you have to beat the rest. And there aren’t many better than Iga Swiatek. As an unseeded player,

It was a year of frequent coaching changes for Raducanu. Having won the U.S. Open with Andrew Richardson, she replaced him with Torben Beltz just two months after winning the title. By April 2022, Beltz was out and Dimitry Tursunov, who had worked with Annett Kontaveit while she reached No. 2 in the world, was in.

Emma Raducanu’s run to the third round of the Australian Open is a reminder of why she remains such a fascinating player to watch and follow.