The entire tennis world has descended on Melbourne, Australia as the first Grand Slam of the year gets into full swing. While the world’s No. 1 ranked Iga Świątek is still the favorite, young American phenom Coco Gauff has everyone talking about the roll she’s on right now.
She followed up her big win at a warm-up tournament in Auckland, New Zealand with an impressive 6-1, 6-4 first-round win over Kateřina Siniaková. She got her 100th WTA tour win with a headline-making 6-3, 7-6 victory over 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu. Coco’s power game was too much for Raducanu, who is coming off of an ankle injury in Auckland. Emma may be the one with a Grand Slam title, but Coco is clearly a better player. She’s hitting her peak, while the British 20-year-old is still finding her footing and getting comfortable on the top level of the WTA tour. Despite the difference in their experience level, there was a lot of pressure surrounding this highly-anticipated match between two of the sport’s rising stars. Coco explained how she approached the second-round match-up in her on-court interview. Read more
