The unseeded Gael Monfils, who hit a career-high ranking of six in 2016 but is now 41st, is enjoying a late-career flourish at the Australian Open.

The only women’s match featuring Grand Slam singles champions in the third round at the Australian Open turned out to be an overpowering win by Iga Swiatek over Emma Raducanu.

Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina joined Swiatek in the last 16 with a 6-3 6-4 win over Dayana Yastremska, but only after receiving treatment on her back, while eighth seed Emma Navarro and ninth seed Daria Kasatkina also advanced.

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 that this was how she described it: "I felt like the ball is listening to me,

British No2 exited the Australian Open as she won just one game against the second seed in her joint-heaviest defeat ever

Laura Robson has tipped Emma Raducanu to make ‘immediate changes’ to her game after her Australian Open exit to Iga Swiatek on Saturday. Raducanu impressively reached the third round at Melbourne Park this year with superb wins over two players above her in the WTA standings.