Emma Raducanu v Mananchaya Sawangkaew live: Australian Open latest score and updates

Emma Raducanu could face world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the third round of the Australian Open as the British No 1 landed a tough draw despite her seeding for the opening grand slam of the season.

Raducanu will begin her tournament against Thailand’s Mananchaya Sawangkaew, who will be making her grand slam main draw debut, while her possible second-round opponents are Russian-born No 59 Anastasia Potapova or No 85 Suzan Lamens of the Netherlands.

Raducanu’s seeding of 28 coming into the Australian Open meant she would have expected to face one of the top eight players in the world if she made the third round, but drew the hardest possible opponent after landing in Sabalenka’s section.

The Belarusian has reached the final of the Australian Open three years in a row and will be determined to regain her title after last year’s shock defeat to Madison Keys.

Cameron Norrie will be looking to join Arthur Fery in the second round of the Australian Open but has been pegged back by Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi, after the 26th seed made a lightning start.

Norrie raced to a 6-0 opening set, but was forced to save several set points to get through to a tiebreak in the second. Bonzi won the decider 7-2. A match of two halves so far.

Great Britain’s Arthur Fery claimed the first upset of the Australian Open as the qualifier knocked out 20th seed Flavio Cobolli in the first round.

The 23-year-old Fery, making his overseas grand slam debut, won 7-6 (1), 6-4, 6-1 to take out the rising star Cobolli, who took a medical timeout and was visited by the doctor as he struggled with a stomach bug.

Fery won his first-round match at last year’s Wimbledon, also beating the 20th seed in Australia’s Alexei Popyrin, after receiving a wildcard into the tournament.

This time, Fery has now scored four victories so far in Melbourne, having come through from the first round of qualifying, and will now take on Argentina’s Tomas Martín Etcheverry in the second round.

Emma Raducanu was critical of the schedule at the Australian Open after learning that her opening match of the tournament would follow a men’s singles match in the night session.

Raducanu could face a very late start in Melbourne if Alexander Bublik’s match against Jenson Brooksby goes the distance.

Raducanu only arrived at the tournament on Saturday – having played in the Hobart International last week – and was not impressed to see she was in action on the opening day.

“I think it’s easy to get down and complain about it, but it’s not going to help. So I’m just trying to focus and turn it around for tomorrow,” she said.

“It’s very difficult to be scheduling women’s matches after a potential five-set match. To me, it doesn’t really make as much sense.

It’s very difficult. You would love to have more time in the environment, more time practising, but I guess I was pretty much handed the schedule to try and turn it around and make the most out of what is in front of me.”

Raducanu is among the players who will be appearing on the first day of the main draw on Sunday 18 January. Her match against Mananchaya Sawangkaew is scheduled fourth on the Margaret Court Arena.

Raducanu’s match will following the opening match of the night session, between men’s 10th seed Alexander Bublik and Jenson Brooksby, with that match getting underway after 8am UK time (7pm local).

A late start for Raducanu could therefore be ideal for the UK audience, with the British No 1 facing a start time of around 10:30am GMT, although it could be later if the Bublik match goes long.

Emma Raducanu begins her Australian Open campaign against Thailand’s Mananchaya Sawangkaew this morning, as the British No 1 enters a grand slam as one of the seeded players for the first time in three years.

Having returned to the world’s top 30 following a more positive 2025 season, Raducanu still landed a tough draw for the tournament with world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka a likely opponent if she makes the third round.

Before then, Raducanu will need to find some form as she takes on the No 195-ranked Sawangkaew, who will be making her grand slam main draw debut.