"Lucky loser" Eva Lys reflected on "the nicest week in my life" as her historic Australian Open run came to a shuddering halt against Iga Swiatek on Monday.

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 fourth round on Monday but the German said she had enjoyed the journey in the best week of her life.

Iga Swiatek decisively defeated Eva Lys with a 6-0, 6-1 victory in the Grand Slam, advancing to the quarter-finals. Swiatek, showcasing unwavering performance, signaled her prowess by overpowering Lys in under an hour,

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.

Germany's Eva Lys has become the first women's single lucky loser to reach the last 16 at the Australian Open in the Open era as she extended her fairy-tale run with another impressive victory on Saturday.