In the Round of 16 at the Australian Open on Saturday, Eva Lys (ranked No. 128) takes on Iga Swiatek (No. 2).Lys heads into the Round of 16 after winning in three sets, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, over

Eva Lys declared her Australian Open fairytale as "the nicest week" of her life but also shared that not long ago she was having tearful nights and wondering if her moment would ever come. On Monday,

MELBOURNE–Lucky loser Eva Lys felt like she had been hit by a train after a heavy defeat by world number two Iga Swiatek in the Australian Open 2025 fourth round on Monday but the German said she had enjoyed the journey in the best week of her life.

Lys, no slouch as the world No.128, went on to claim three-sets wins over Varvara Gracheva (world No.69) and Jaqueline Cristian (world No.82) before running into five-time grand slam champion Iga Swiatek. Swiatek, the second seed, dominated to wrap up a 6-0 6-1 victory in just 59 minutes.

Eva Lys, who qualified for the first grand slam of the season as a lucky loser following Anna Kalinskaya's withdrawal, took her opportunity with both hands in Melbourne

Eva Lys is the Australian Open 'lucky loser' who has advanced to the fourth round and faces World No. 2 Iga Swiatek in her next match.

This year's Australian Open has been everything but ordinary for Eva Lys as the 23-year-old lucky loser will leave the tournament with not one but a couple of new best results and personal achievements.

Iga Swiatek showed no mercy as she ended "lucky loser" Eva Lys's historic run at the Australian Open on Monday, the world number two marching into the quarter-finals 6-0, 6-1.

Eva Lys was on the physio table at the Australian Open on Tuesday when suddenly got summoned to the Kia Arena but the German lucky loser shrugged off her panic to advance to the second round with victory over qualifier Kimberley Birrell.

Eva Lys has become the first lucky loser to make the last 16 of the Australian Open in the Open Era, and is now guaranteed to make her Top 100 debut after the tournament.