Emma Raducanu was one of five British women competing in the main draw in the singles tournament.

The 2021 US Open champion reached the third round at Melbourne Park but was soundly beaten by five-time major champion Swiatek.

Sonay Kartal exited in the first round on Sunday, while Jodie Burrage and lucky loser Harriet Dart both fell to second-round defeats on Wednesday, while British number one Katie Boulter followed on Thursday.

Britain’s top-ranked men’s player Jack Draper has improved on his second-round exit last year, fighting from 2-1 down in sets to beat Australian Aleksandar Vukic in an epic five-set thriller to reach the fourth round.

Draper will be not be joined there by 23-year-old rising talent Jacob Fearnley, who lost to second seed Alexander Zverev, while Cameron Norrie was knocked out in the first round.