Iga Swiatek lovingly sends grandfather endearing message after beating Emma Raducanu at Australian Open

Iga Swiatek secured a fourth round spot at the 2025 Australian Open with a thundering victory over Emma Raducanu. The 5-time Grand Slam champion won 6-1, 6-0 and later dedicated the victory to her grandfather.

After firing the winning shot, Swiatek waved and acknowledged the crowd before moving to the ritual of the winner signing on the TV camera. She took a while before penning a loving message for her grandfather in Polish.

"Grettings and sending [heart emoji] to my grandpa [heart emoji]," she wrote.

This isn't the first time at the 2025 Australian Open that the World No. 2 has bageled her opponent. After a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Katerina Siniakova in the opening round, she defeated Rebecca Sramkova 6-0, 6-2. Her resounding victory over Raducanu is likely to serve as a warning for her rivals going into the second week of the Melbourne Major.

Swiatek will next face Lucky Loser Eva Lys in the fourth round of the Melbourne Major on Sunday, January 19.

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Iga Swiatek elaborates on her heartfelt message to grandfather after R3 win over Emma Raducanu at Australian Open

In Picture: Iga Swiatek at the 2025 Australian Open. Image: Getty

Iga Swiatek sailed past 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu to enter the fourth round of the 2025 Australian Open.

In a post-match press conference, Swiatek was asked about the time she took to sign the TV camera and whether she struggled to come up with what to write. The Pole replied:

"I'm not really a creative person, so [she chuckled]. That's why I had no idea what to write so I just wrote 'Thanks for the support' and then I actually though a bit more and I asked to write again and yeah, I'm not so smart sometimes," she smiled [at 3:57]

She elaborated on the message that she eventually wrote dedicating the match to her grandfather.

"I just wanted to dedicate this tournament to my grandpa. I just wanted to send him some nice message because I never did that and I feel like though I had many opportunities before but as I said like these things don't come up to my head," she said [at 4:18].

"So now I remembered and I used the opportunity because I felt even though it is not the final rounds of the tournament but I'm playing good so even this tournament already has a nice starting to it and I wanted to dedicate it [to him]." she added.

Iga Swiatek will next face Eva Lys and will be looking to better her 2022 semifinal run at the Australian Open.