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. Five-tim

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.

"Lucky loser" Eva Lys reflected on "the nicest week in my life" as her historic Australian Open run came to a shuddering halt against Iga Swiatek on Monday.

Jannik Sinner will face his trickiest test yet at the Australian Open when the defending champion battles Dane Holger Rune in the fourth round on Monday, while five-times Grand Slam winner Iga Swiatek will be the heavy favourite against lucky loser Eva Lys.

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

Iga Świątek breezes into the Australian Open quarterfinals after defeating Eva Lys in straight sets, 6-0, 6-1.

The German had a flight booked home after failing to qualify for the Australian Open but the booking was for after the first day of the tournament.