Germany's Eva Lys makes history as she becomes the first women's singles lucky loser to reach the Australian Open in the Open Era.

Lys, no slouch as the world No.128, went on to claim three-sets wins over Varvara Gracheva (world No.69) and Jaqueline Cristian (world No.82) before running into five-time grand slam champion Iga Swiatek. Swiatek, the second seed, dominated to wrap up a 6-0 6-1 victory in just 59 minutes.

A ruthless Iga Swiatek slammed the door shut on German lucky loser Eva Lys with a 6-0 6-1 win on Monday to breeze into the quarter-finals of the year's opening Grand Slam for the second time.

Iga Swiatek continues to bulldoze her way through the draw, matching the scoreline from her victory over Emma Raducanu with a 6-0 6-1 win against lucky loser Eva Lys; watch all the action from the ATP and WTA Tours on Sky Sports Tennis,

Eva Lys' dream Australian Open run has come to an end in the round-of-16 after Iga Swiatek ousted the lucky loser 6-0 6-1 in just 59 minutes of play. After making all the tennis headlines for the past week, the world No. 128 also got a chance to play at Rod Laver Arena for the first time in her career.

Lucky loser Eva Lys felt like she had been hit by a train after a heavy defeat by world number two Iga Swiatek in the Australian Open fourth round on Monday but the German said she had enjoyed the journey in the best week of her life.

Eva Lys is the Australian Open 'lucky loser' who has advanced to the fourth round and faces World No. 2 Iga Swiatek in her next match.

This year's Australian Open has been everything but ordinary for Eva Lys as the 23-year-old lucky loser will leave the tournament with not one but a couple of new best results and personal achievements.

Had it not been for Anna Kalinskaya's last-minute withdrawal at the Australian Open, Eva Lys would probably be on the road to her next tournament after losing in the third round of the qualifying event at Melbourne Park.

Lys, who made history by becoming the first lucky loser to reach the Australian Open fourth round, started with intent, forcing Swiatek to go on the defensive in the first game