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.

Raducanu, meanwhile, progressed to the third round at Melbourne Park for the first time in her career with a battling 6-3 7-5 victory over Amanda Anisimova. The 2021 US Open champion is ranked 61st in the world, while Swiatek is second behind Aryna Sabalenka.

Iga Swiatek booked her spot in the third round of the Australian Open, after a thumping win over Slovakia's Rebecca Sramkova. The match at Rod Laver Arena concluded with a scoreline of 6-0, 6-2 in Swiatek's favor. This is her 40th consecutive win in the first two rounds at Grand Slam events.