Coco Gauff is through to the third round of the Australian Open after a 6-3, 7-6 victory over Britain's Emma Raducanu.
On her second set point, Raducanu pushed Gauff back and perfectly set up the point, only to dump a drop shot into the net. What she has done is rise towards the top of the game by competing consistently over a long period of time, winning many more matches. As they moved towards a second set tie-break, the intensity and quality gradually rose. Raducanu found greater balance in her shotmaking and she pulled herself back into the set. It was a contest between two of the most high-profile young women’s players on the tour, but they arrived on Rod Laver Arena after completely different preparations. Although the Atlanta-born world No 7 stood across the net on Rod Laver Arena against a grand slam champion in Britain’s Emma Raducanu, her elder by a year and a half, as a professional tennis player she has already seen so much more.
Coco Gauff fought through a tough second round match at the Australian Open on Wednesday, defeating Emma Raducanu 6-3 7-6.
Gauff, however, was moving superbly around the court, retrieving shots that seemed well out of her reach. “Considering the circumstances, I can imagine both of us were nervous,” Gauff said in her on-court interview. It looked like the American would cruise through the rest of the match when she took a 3-1 lead in the second set, but Raducanu clawed her way back into the contest and broke Gauff to love at 3-4.
The former US Open champion, ranked 70 places below Gauff, grew into the match and was the better player late in the second set but was unable to take two set ...
3 She fell 0-30 down on her opening service game but battled back to hold. 3/7
Coco Gauff had to keep her emotions in check in a topsy-turvy second round Australian Open win over Emma Raducanu at the Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday, ...
[Australian Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/australian-open/) There’s other British players, but no one has done what she’s done and gotten that far in a Slam.” [News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/news/) But also, at the same time, I didn’t win a Slam. “There’s always, for American fans, someone to look to. [Tennis News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/tennis-news/) “Obviously she’s gone through a lot of pressure, bursting onto the scene. 20-year-old Raducanu has never been ranked above 10th in the world, but claimed a shock victory at the 2021 US Open. “I know my mum gets nervous… “I don’t look at [my nervous parents] too much in the match,” she said, as per Eurosport. [discovery+](https://www.discoveryplus.com/gb/sport/tennis/australian-open?utm_campaign=UK-EU-D1-WBD-C11-PR-CAM-AW-W-Tennis-AustralianOpen-221221-NA&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pr.com&utm_content=text-paid-prcom-id1) and Eurosport
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Might be easy to forget, perhaps, that Coco Gauff is still just 18. After all, she's been winning Grand Slam matches for 3 1/2 ...
“I was just trying to focus on the point in front of me and not look too far in the future.” She needs to win this set to stay in the match. “I stayed calm when I needed to and made the serve when I needed to. “You know, like, we’re going to be the next generation.” On the first chance, Raducanu sailed a backhand long. Raducanu has not made it past the second round at a Grand Slam tournament since she won the 2021 U.S.
Emma Raducanu bowed out of the Australian Open at the hands of No. 7 seed Coco Gauff on Wednesday, but there may be lingering concerns about Raducanu's ...
I had extremely limited practice time, and I think I can say that now I'm not competing anymore, but it was going to be a push to get me on the court. For a brief period after, Raducanu's Australian Open campaign was in doubt, but she declared herself fit on the eve of the tournament. 7 seed [Coco Gauff](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3626) on Wednesday, but there may be lingering concerns about Raducanu's fitness after the British No.
“This was a long-anticipated matchup,” said the seventh-seeded Gauff, who was the runner-up to No. 1 Iga Swiatek at the French Open last June. “Basically since ...
“I was just trying to focus on the point in front of me and not look too far in the future.” She needs to win this set to stay in the match. “I stayed calm when I needed to and made the serve when I needed to. “You know, like, we’re going to be the next generation.” On the first chance, Raducanu sailed a backhand long. Raducanu has not made it past the second round at a Grand Slam tournament since she won the 2021 U.S.
Coco Gauff, 18, prevailed against Emma Raducanu, 20, in a prime-time match. “I think that we're going to be playing each other many times in the future,” ...
“We’re going to be the next generation.” Raducanu and Gauff had never even practiced together, but when it was over Wednesday, the handshake gave way to a friendly embrace at the net. The men’s game has been awash in transcendent rivalries for decades: from Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe to Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. “I know it’s one of the things that I needed to work on. Although in the second set I had chances and we were pushing it, I still felt like I could have done better. Her backhand drop shot on the second set point would have clearly been a winner if it had crossed the net, but it hit the tape and fell back on Raducanu’s side of the court. “I’m just happy that, I guess through the work that I did in the preseason, that it’s working out,” she said. It quickly became apparent that Raducanu was not going to win all the time, that she had somehow gotten into the zone very early and might not find her way back again for quite a while, if at all. Though she broke through to reach her first Grand Slam singles final at the French Open last year, losing to No. “I feel like she experienced it on a much bigger level than I did,” Gauff said of becoming a public figure. “We had pretty much, like, 10 days before the tournament, and Day 1, I was on crutches and doing pool rehab. Gauff, who beat Venus Williams at age 15 on her way to reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon in 2019, can relate, but only to a degree.
MELBOURNE, Australia — Might be easy to forget, perhaps, that Coco Gauff is still just 18. After all, she's been winning Grand Slam matches for 3 1/2 years.
"I was just trying to focus on the point in front of me and not look too far in the future." She needs to win this set to stay in the match. "I stayed calm when I needed to and made the serve when I needed to. "You know, like, we're going to be the next generation." On the first chance, Raducanu sailed a backhand long. Raducanu has not made it past the second round at a Grand Slam tournament since she won the 2021 U.S.
“This was a long-anticipated matchup,” said the seventh-seeded Gauff, who was the runner-up to No. 1 Iga Swiatek at the French Open last June. “Basically since ...
On the first chance, Raducanu sailed a backhand long. “This was a long-anticipated matchup,” said the seventh-seeded Gauff, who was the runner-up to No. Raducanu, a 20-year-old who represents Britain, has not made it past the second round at a Grand Slam tournament since she won the 2021 U.S.
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American teenager Coco Gauff has eliminated 2021 U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu in the second round of the Australian Open.
“I was just trying to focus on the point in front of me and not look too far in the future.” She needs to win this set to stay in the match. “I stayed calm when I needed to and made the serve when I needed to. “You know, like, we’re going to be the next generation.” On the first chance, Raducanu sailed a backhand long. Raducanu has not made it past the second round at a Grand Slam tournament since she won the 2021 U.S.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Might be easy to forget, perhaps, that Coco Gauff is still just 18. After all, she's been winning Grand Slam matches for 3 1/2 ...
Coco Gauff continues her quest for a first Grand Slam title when she plays her third-round match at the Australian Open.
The No. The top-seeded Swiatek and No. 30 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-2, 2-6, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-3; Ben Shelton beat Nicolas Jarry 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3), 7-5. 9 Veronika Kudermetova 6-4, 2-6, 6-2; No. 1-2 both lost before the third round at a Grand Slam tournament. Women’s Second Round: No.
As the 18-year-old advances at the Australian Open, she is the best in women's tennis today at incorporating attack-minded tactics.
The leader in the clubhouse is courage. The leader in the clubhouse is no fear. Think about it: When you come to the net [as a youngster], you’re going to die quickly. “Once I learned to come forward, there were certain parts of the court where, if the ball hit that part of the court, I was going forward. 4 in the world in 1989, later opened a youth tennis academy in Houston and coached Taylor Townsend for a time. “She liked fast cars; she liked to speed. Macci saw untapped potential in the youngster. … That is going to win her a lot of points.” But it is also teachable, according to Macci and Garrison. I think I have good reactions coming to the net, so I kind of just allow myself to trust myself. In some ways, Gauff’s zeal for coming forward is a throwback to an earlier era in women’s tennis. As long as you’re winning a majority of the points, then there’s nothing to be afraid of.”
Coco Gauff continues her quest for a first Grand Slam title when she plays her third-round match at the Australian Open.
The No. The top-seeded Swiatek and No. 30 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-2, 2-6, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-3; Ben Shelton beat Nicolas Jarry 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3), 7-5. 9 Veronika Kudermetova 6-4, 2-6, 6-2; No. 1-2 both lost before the third round at a Grand Slam tournament. Women’s Second Round: No.
Coco Gauff continues her quest for a first Grand Slam title when she plays her third-round match at the Australian Open. The 18-year-old takes on another ...
30 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-2, 2-6, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-3; Ben Shelton beat Nicolas Jarry 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3), 7-5. 1-2 both lost before the third round at a Grand Slam tournament. - Updated 21 — Number of years since the last time the men seeded Nos. The No. 9 Veronika Kudermetova 6-4, 2-6, 6-2; No. The top-seeded Swiatek and No. Women’s Second Round: No. 26 Elise Mertens beat Lauren Davis 6-4, 6-3; No. 5 Andrey Rublev beat Emil Ruusuvuori 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-3; J.J. 2 Casper Ruud 6-3, 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-2; No. Open champion and runner-up in Melbourne the past two years, plays 29th-seeded Sebastian Korda of the U.S.
Coco Gauff came through a testing match against Emma Raducanu at the Australian Open.
[TikTok](https://www.express.co.uk/latest/tiktok) and has over 200,000 followers on her account. The posts have proven to be a big hit on social media, and the one Gauff mentioned in her on-court interview has already been watched over 1.1 million times. Asked afterwards what she plans to do tomorrow in preparation for her third-round match, Gauff joked that she'll likely post a video of her parents on The match appeared to turn in Raducanu's favour a few games later though as Gauff began to struggle with her forehand. The second-round tie drew plenty of attention on Rod Laver Arena too with the match being a sell-out. Gauff was handed a difficult second-round test despite being the No 7 seed with Raducanu looking to upset the odds.
'At a Grand Slam you have to win seven matches, and when you go into the tournament you have to expect to play the best,' Gauff said in a post-match ...
[Madison Keys](https://www.theroot.com/tennis-champions-talk-mental-health-and-dealing-with-tr-1849459127) takes on Victoria Azarenka—the only former Australian Open champion remaining in the tournament—in the third round. Meanwhile, consummate showman [Frances Tiafoe](https://www.theroot.com/exit-serena-enter-frances-tiafoe-1849498323) faces a strong third round challenge in No. If they both keep up the momentum, they could possibly meet in the semifinals. Up next, Coco faces American Bernarda Pera in the third round. [big win at a warm up tournament in Auckland](https://www.theroot.com/naomi-osaka-venus-williams-withdraw-from-australian-op-1849966162), New Zealand with an impressive 6-1, 6-4 first round win over Kateřina Siniaková. I feel like we handled the pressure pretty well, and kudos to Emma—I know she had a tough week in Auckland—so really good for her to be able to play this level after such a scary moment.”