World No.1 Iga Swiatek fired an Australian Open warning to her rivals with a crushing 6-0, 6-1 win over Spanish qualifier Cristina Bucsa in 55 minutes on Friday. The French and US Open champion will now face a showdown with Wimbledon title-holder Elena Rybakina for a place in the quarter-finals.

Double bagel missed

Swiatek sprinted to victory and only missed out on a “double bagel”—6-0, 6-0—when Bucsa, ranked 100, finally held her serve at 5-0 in the second set. The title favourite from Poland had said after a tough first-round examination that she needed to find some extra “intensity.” She has certainly done it, cruising into the Last 16 with the loss of only six games in her second- and third-round matches.