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In a match slated for Saturday, Sofia Kenin (No. 81 in rankings) will face Coco Gauff (No. 3) in the Round of 128 at the Australian Open.Gauff’s last competition was a win, 7-5, 6-2, over

MELBOURNE - Coco Gauff was given a solid workout by former champion Sofia Kenin but continued her lengthy winning streak to reach the second round of the Australian Open with a 6-3, 6-3 victory on Rod Laver Arena on Jan 13.

The American has been on a scintillating run of form that has made her a major threat to two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka at Melbourne Park.

Coco Gauff had a little difficulty adjusting to the sun at one end of Rod Laver Arena and dropped an early service game but quickly settled into a rhythm to start her Australian Open with a 6-3, 6-3 win Monday over 2020 champion Sofia Kenin.

"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.

Coco Gauff fired an Australian Open warning shot Monday as she swept aside former champion and fellow American Sofia Kenin in straight sets on Rod Laver Arena.

Gauff added Matt Daly to a coaching team that already included Jean-Christophe Faurel. Since, Gauff has won 19 of 21 matches, including two victories over Iga Swiatek and one over Aryna Sabalenka. She captured titles at the China Open, the WTA Finals and then the United Cup team event to start this season.

Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek used their first-round victories at the Australian Open to send messages of support to California amid the devastating wildfires. American Gauff wrote ‘Stay strong LA. Thank you firefighters’ on the camera lens after her 6-3 6-3 victory over Sofia Kenin, while Swiatek put ‘Sending my love to Malibu and LA’.

Tennis star Coco Gauff got her run in the 2025 Australian Open underway on Sunday with a dominant 6-3. 6-3 win over fellow American Sofia Kenin on the court at Rod Laver Arena. Not only was the No. 3 seed putting on a show with her forehand and backhand,

Coco Gauff was seen wearing a pair of her New Balance Coco CG2 sneakers while competing against Sofia Kenin at the 2025 Australian Open.