Coco Gauff and two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka have moved closer to another semifinal showdown at the Australian Open. Gauff eliminated 2021 U.S.

Gauff, the 2023 US Open champion, lost to Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open semifinal last year, her best Melbourne Park performance to date. She is drawn to meet the world number one and double defending champion at the same stage this year.

Last year's semi-finalist Coco Gauff barely put a foot wrong as she continued her rollicking start to the Australian Open with a 6-4 6-2 win over Canadian 30th seed Leylah Fernandez to reach the fourth round on Friday.

MELBOURNE – Coco Gauff stretched her unbeaten start to 2025 to seven matches and 14 sets by moving into the third round at the Australian Open with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over 173rd-ranked Jodie Burrage of Britain at Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday.

Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka is through after a hard-fought 6-3, 7-5 win against Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro. Two-time winner Naomi Osaka is also into the second round, coming from a set down to beat Karolina Muchova 1-6, 6-1, 6-3.

Gauff could hit some of the hardest first serves on tour, but her iffy second serve and wonky forehand had never been a secret. When she hits a forehand, she uses what’s known as an extreme Western grip,

No party animal, Australian Open contender Coco Gauff said she might celebrate her coming 21st birthday by tackling an escape room rather than putting on a big bash with friends back in Miami.

Coco Gauff progressed to the third round of the Australian Open as with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Great Britain's Jodie Burrage on Wednesday. The American is unbeaten in 2025 and has not dropped a set ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Coco Gauff stretched her unbeaten start to 2025 to seven matches and 14 sets by moving into the third round at the Australian Open with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over 173rd ...

Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW ... his first ever victory over a player ranked in the top 20. Gauff went into her opening round on a streak of winning 33 matches ...

In a thrilling final at the United Cup in Sydney, Coco Gauff delivered a stunning 6-4, 6-4 victory over Iga Swiatek, giving Team USA a 1-0 lead over Poland. This win, marked by exceptional quality and grit,