In a match that lasted one hour and 44 minutes, the world number two beat the 33rd ranked player in the WTA rankings (6-1, 1-6 and 6-1). It was the first time that Swiatek gave up a set in this edition of the first grand slam of the year. This is the sixth time, in eight appearances, that Iga Swiatek has reached the round of 16 in Melbourne, where she has already reached the semi-finals in 2022 and 2025. Winner of six Grand Slam titles, the Pole will now face the last Australian representative in the competition, Maddison Inglis. Inglis, currently in 168th position in the world hierarchy, advanced in the competition after Japanese Naomi Osaka, 17th in the world, retired due to injury. ranking.