Emma Raducanu came out on top in the battle of the US Open champions as she eliminated former world No 3 Sloane Stephens from the Australian Open in Melbourne.
The general perception is that Raducanu has struggled on court since her record-breaking triumph at Flushing Meadows last September, especially after she was crushed 6-0 6-1 by world No 12 Elena Rybakina in Sydney last week, but the teenager showed plenty of resilience on the way to beating 2017 US Open champion Stephens in three sets.
Raducanu raced into a one-set lead in just 18 minutes, breaking her American opponent three times in a row to clinch a bagel 6-0 set.
