"I think I didn't really put too much pressure on her," said Coco Gauff back in July 2023, referring to her 33 unforced errors in a first round match against Sofia Kenin at the Wimbledon. The post ‘Match Ready’ Coco Gauff Set to Go All-In on American Rival at the Australian Open Despite a Negative Record appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Australian Open begins January 12 in Melbourne, and the draws for the men’s and women’s singles are intriguing — and have thrown up some blockbuster first-round matches. The Athletic’s tennis writers,

It was a meaningless hit-and-giggle session, a mixed doubles exhibition at Rod Laver Arena just for fun and charity in front of fans a few days ahead of the Australian Open, so Coco Gauff was calling out how fast she would try to hit some serves.

Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley is predicting that Coco Gauff will rise to the occasion at Melbourne Park this year and end Aryna Sabalenka's reign. In the last two years, the Belarusian tennis star clinched back-to-back Australian Open titles - and she did it pretty impressively - by losing just one set in those 14 matches played.

Coco Gauff has emerged as an equal favourite alongside defending champion Aryna Sabalenka to win the Australian Open, which begins on Sunday. The 20-year-old American heads to Melbourne in scintillating form after clinching both singles and mixed doubles titles at the United Cup with Team USA.