John McEnroe says whether he believes Emma Raducanu actually has a chance against Iga Swiatek in Australian Open third round
Emma Raducanu’s bid for a second Grand Slam title now faces a huge challenge as Iga Swiatek awaits in the Australian Open.
Andy Murray congratulated Raducanu after she reached the Australian Open third round, having beaten Amanda Anisimova in straight sets.
Former British number one Raducanu, who won the 2021 US Open, beat the American 6-3, 7-5 in round two in Melbourne.
But a very difficult test now arrives in the form of Swiatek, who at just 23 has five Grand Slam titles and is a former WTA number one.
Swiatek got angry against Katerina Siniakova in round one, but overcame her and Rebecca Sramkova in straight sets to make it to the third round.
John McEnroe thinks Emma Raducanu has ‘got a shot’ at beating Iga Swiatek
Raducanu also has two straight set victories behind her, with seven-time Grand Slam champion John McEnroe now sharing his thoughts on what chance she has of overcoming second seed Swiatek.
“She called the trainer a couple of times on the court during the second set so it looked kind of iffy what was going to happen,” McEnroe said on Eurosport.
“I don’t know if it threw Anisimova off, but it worked and it looked like she was moving better so obviously that will be an issue against Iga.