Coco Gauff

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

Emma Raducanu was defeated by Coco Gauff in the second round of the Australian Open as she appeared to struggle with her ab.

But the American constructed a brilliant point by following a drop shot with a lob to finish the match before the two embraced at the net after one hour and 42 minutes. Raducanu needed to start strongly in the second set but was broken in the third game to go 1-2 down after serving two double faults. Yet the British No.1 kept fighting and broke Gauff to love to bring the scores back level at 4-4. But the former US Open winner competed well in an entertaining encounter full of long rallies and had two set points to win the second set. This time she entered the first Grand Slam of the season nursing an ankle injury picked up on a “slippery” indoor court in Auckland. [Emma Raducanu](/latest/emma-raducanu) suffered a brave defeat to world No.7 Coco Gauff in a first meeting of a potentially long-running rivalry.

Coco Gauff moved into round three of the Australian Open after a 6-3, 7-6 victory over Emma Raducanu.

The third ended with a lob volley that Raducanu could only manage to hit into the net, securing the second-round win and a spot in the third round for Gauff. With four match points to win, Gauff’s first was saved with a backhand winner and she put her second into the net. The Brit struggled with her serve, its speed dropping drastically, but in a huge turnaround, Gauff consistently could not keep the ball in, something that was not happening in the first set, and the momentum began to turn into Raducanu’s favour. It continued to go back and forth, with Gauff taking the first two points of the next game, but some unforced errors and a killer forehand from Raducanu saw it become 30-30, with the Briton then fashioning break points. After Gauff grabbed a point of her own, she found the net, making it 5-3. That didn’t deter her though, and after setting up another break chance, her aggression forced Gauff to double fault on the next.

Emma Raducanu should take more encouragement from her defeat against Coco Gauff than her opponent can glean from her win.

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Emma Raducanu pushed Coco Gauff but fell short of an upset in the second round of the Australian Open.

Gauff held on to force a tie-break and used her remarkable powers of defence to frustrate her opponent before clinching her third match point. Suddenly Gauff looked hesitant and Raducanu created two chances to force a decider in the next game only to overcook a forehand on the first and dump a drop shot into the net on the second. Although she is more than a year younger than her rival, Gauff has a lot more experience after a steadier rise up the ranks and is one of the favourites to win the tournament.

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.

Emma Raducanu has "no doubts" she can compete with the very best after pushing seventh seed Coco Gauff in a gallant defeat at the Australian Open.

"It was obviously going to be a push to get me on the court. "I would say all the chips were against us. I know my potential." Raducanu was a set and a break down at one stage, but fought back to create two opportunities to send the match into a decider, although she was unable to convert either. I think 13 days ago if you would have told us 'you're going to be in the draw and win a round', it would have been a massive effort for sure." The ankle injury - a freak accident suffered at the Auckland Open in only her second match of the season - was the latest setback and came after a pre-season where she worked hard to build her body for the rigours of a long year.

The British number one was beaten 6-3 7-6 (4) on Rod Laver Arena.

“She raised her level a lot towards the end of the second set,” said Gauff. So I’m feeling good and confident that, in six months’ time, I know it’s not going to be the finished product, but hopefully I would have made strides.” “I just have to review the body right now,” she said. “I think 13 days ago, if you would have told us, ‘Hey, you’re going to be in the draw and win a round’, it would have been a massive effort for sure. So it obviously sucks a bit, but it’s fine.” “She’s a great opponent, great athlete.

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, ...

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American teenage star Coco Gauff admitted she had to dig deep in her impressive second round win over Emma Raducanu at the Australian Open.

It takes a lot of resilience to do that. This was a long-anticipated match-up since the draw came out.' 'I know she had a tough week in Auckland. Gauff advances to round three and will play fellow American Bernarda Pera in round three Gauff will face fellow American Bernarda Pera in round three of the competition. 'Kudos to Emma,' said Gauff.

Emma Raducanu predicted she and Coco Gauff will be the “next generation” of women's tennis players and is confident she will make significant progress this ...

We’re going to be the next generation.” Tennis is one of those sports, especially in the women's game, used to having young stars. “The limited practice time meant it’s been difficult to play matches and be in that condition. I think we’ve done a good job to get me on court this week. I still don’t think I did my best, but props to her, she’s a great opponent and athlete. I want to be an aggressive player.

Emma Raducanu bowed out in the second round of the Australian Open to No7 seed Coco Gauff in a 6-3, 7-6 defeat in Melbourne today.

She never looked back from the opening mini break to take it 7-4 with what was her third match point. Sensing the opportunity, Raducanu moved ahead and had two set-point opportunities in an eight-minute 10th game. Raducanu immediately broke back in a seesaw contest only to be undone by a third successive break. Following the win, Gauff said: “I just told myself to hang in there. Instead, she appeared bother by a stomach issue during the course of the second set. [Andy Murray’s](/sport/tennis/australian-open-andy-murray-matteo-berrettini-b1053510.html) strength and conditioning coach Jez Green to her team.

Gauff and Raducanu faced off in the second-round of the Australian Open for what even the world No 7 admitted had been one of the most highly-anticipated ...

I think Emma probably feels the same way, at least what I've gotten from listening to her press conferences, as well." She continued: "It's also a balance of accepting that at your age, you're going to make mistakes, accepting that you're learning. While it took Gauff a while to change her mindset, she also thought Raducanu had already learned the same lessons in her brief time on the tour. "I feel like she experienced it on a much bigger level than I did. The seventh seed needed an hour and 42 minutes to get past the 2021 US Open champion and later admitted she "felt for" the 20-year-old after having the pressure pile on following her overnight rise to the top of tennis. While the American had her breakthrough a lot younger at the age of 15, she couldn't play a full schedule until she turned 18.

The Briton lost to the American in the second round but can take positives away from her trip down under.

“I stayed calm when I needed to and made the serve when I needed to,” Gauff said. Immense precision on serve delivered a game to love, especially satisfying under the circumstances. But Raducanu outgunned Gauff across an hour and 40 minutes, landing 17 winners to the American’s 13, with her wand of a backhand especially impressive. And it ensured doubts started to creep in amid Gauff’s mesmeric spell at each swing of momentum. While fleeting, this has been a courageous journey in Melbourne, as parts of her game sparkle and others infuriate. [Australian Open ](/topic/australian-open-2023)defeat ensures a fifth successive grand slam departure at this stage or sooner since her stunning US Open triumph as an 18-year-old.

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.

Emma Raducanu's disappointment in losing to Coco Gauff at the Australian Open was tempered by pride that she had defied injury to push a high-class ...

[Australian Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/australian-open/) [News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/news/) “She raised her level a lot towards the end of the second set,” said Gauff. [Tennis News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/tennis-news/) So I’m feeling good and confident that, in six months’ time, I know it’s not going to be the finished product, but hopefully I would have made strides.” “If we made a mistake, people would say, ‘You’re just 20, you’re 18 years old, you can bounce back’. “I just have to review the body right now,” she said. Saying that, I still think I didn’t necessarily play my best today. So it obviously sucks a bit, but it’s fine.” “I think 13 days ago, if you would have told us, ‘Hey, you’re going to be in the draw and win a round’, it would have been a massive effort for sure. “She’s a great opponent, great athlete. But it’s such a nice court, and I’m happy to have had a match on that now so, next time, if I come back and play again on that court, I’ll be more familiar.”