Raducanu v Sawangkaew live: Australian Open latest score updates as British No 1 avoids major upset

Raducanu leads the applause as Sawangkaew bows out. She made a decent impression on her grand slam main draw debut. Certainly, in the first few games, Raducanu knew she had a match on her hands.

Raducanu will face the Russian-born Anastasia Potapova next. She defeated Suzan Lamens of the Netherlands, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2.

Raducanu will speak to the crowd next.

Raducanu races over the line! She was very close to going down a double-break in the first set, as Sawangkaew came out with nothing to lose.

But once Raducanu hit her stride and found her forehand, there was little Sawangkaew could do. Fair play to Raducanu for negotiating a hot start from the World No 195 to get her business done.

Sealed with an ace, too! Into the second round.

Sawangkaew rediscovers some first-serve accuracy and lands the forehand winner past Raducanu.

This is a very different match from the first set, though, with Raducanu firing back to take charge.

Sawangkaew nets and Raducanu takes the double-break in the second set. She’ll serve for the match next.

Raducanu comes through from 30-30, playing two aggressive points to keep Sawangkaew from taking the front-foot. She moves two games away.

Sawangkaew ends the run. Raducanu went for a big backhand down the line down game point, and wasn’t too far away.

Brilliant from Raducanu! It was something you’d expect to see from Carlos Alcaraz and she runs out wide and sends the backhand return, sliced, down the line for a winner.

She is cruising now. Seven games in a row.

Raducanu leans into a stylish backhand down the line winner to take the opening point.

What has happened to Sawangkaew here? A backhand into the net brings up 0-40.

Raducanu pins a brilliant backhand onto her opponent’s feet - and roars as she makes it six games in a row.

That’s five games in a row for Raducanu against Sawangkaew, whose forehand is now leaking errors at an alarming rate after such a bright start.

Raducanu, let’s remember, faced two break points when trailing 1-3 in the first set.

Venus Williams made history by stepping onto the court Australian Open but was denied a winning return as Serbia’s Olga Danilovic won the final six games in a row to triumph in a three-set thriller.

At 45, Williams became the oldest woman to compete in the tournament after accepting a wildcard into the main draw and returning to Melbourne for the first time in five years.

She looked to be on course for victory as she took a 4-0 lead in the final set, but Danilovic, 23, stormed back to deny Williams a place in the second-round, winning 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4.

Sawangkaew faces some pressure and as error brings up 30-30, but responds by slamming a big serve down the T. However Raducanu is very much in this game as the Thai nets on the forehand.

And Raducanu takes advantage! Another error Sawangkaew brings up set point, and the Briton roars as her opponent is stretched out wide and puts her forehand into the net.

Raducanu breaks to win the set. She did well to see out Sawangkaew’s hot-spell.