The American tennis player had no trouble defeating the Canadian in two sets. Coco Gauff achieved a comfortable victory over Canadian Leylah Fernandez, whom she defeated in two sets (6-4, 6-2) to reach the round of 16,

MELBOURNE, Australia — There’s a young woman who looks a lot like Coco Gauff at Melbourne Park for the Australian Open. She has the same fiery, competitive eyes, the same tendency to break out in a giggle in the middle of a sentence and the same number of titles.

Coco Gauff, the No. 3 seed in women's tennis, has continued her perfect start to the 2025 season with eight straight wins. Her latest came against Leylah Fernandez in the Australian Open third round, where she won 6-4, 6-2. With this win, Gauff has progressed to the second week of a major tournament for the 14th time.