Everything is not perfect yet but Coco Gauff is gaining strength in this Australian Open. Two weeks after facing Leylah Fernandez during the United Cupthe American found the Canadian, and won again without much difficulty (6-4, 6-2). A tenth success in a row for the 20-year-old player who will find the astonishing Belinda Bencic in eighths, faller of Naomi Osaka. An adversary against whom Gauff has already lost in Australia, Adelaide in 2021. The trophy is still far, very far away, and Gauff is well aware of it.
Video – Coco Gauff, qualified for the eighth in Melbourne
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“A defeat in the first round or a defeat in the semi-final, it’s the same thing”
“I was nervous in the first round (won 6-3, 6-3 against Sofia Kenin), and today I felt really good on the court” shared the semi-finalist of the previous edition. “When you get on court you never know how you’re going to feel and play, so I don’t think too much about the result and try to do the best I can on every point… A first round loss or a defeat in the semi-final, it’s the same thing I learned that the trophy was very far away, almost as far away as when we look at it from the Juniors. It’s my goal but the best state of mind. for me is to imagine the trophy very far from me.”
American Tennis is closely observed Melbourneeven more so after the performance of the young Learner Tienexecutioner of Daniil Medvedev Wednesday, which made the world No. 3 react. “I was totally asleep.” she admitted with a laugh (the match ended at 3am). “I know him because he’s American, I remember seeing him, I think, at the US Open last year. But I didn’t know much about him, I knew he was good. Nobody expected to see him beat Medvedev. He works well and I will follow him closely. There are so many young Americans and young people in general who work well.
