Gauff made her way to the third round of the 2023 Australian Open after gaining straight-sets victories over Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic and Emma Raducanu of Great Britain. The seventh-ranked American will face compatriot and World No. 41 Bernarda Pera on Friday for a spot in the fourth round. Gauff’s first two matches were also held at the Rod Laver Arena.
Swiatek defeated Germany’s Jule Niemeier in the first round and Colombia’s Camila Osorio in the second. The World No. 1 will take on Spain’s Cristina Bucsa, who eliminated 2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu, in the third round tomorrow. While Swiatek played her first two matches at the Rod Laver Arena, she will take to the Margaret Court Arena on Friday.
2022 Wimbledon champion Rybakina downed Italy’s Elisabetta Cocciaretto and Slovenia’s Kaja Juvan to reach the third round, where the Kazakh will clash with 2022 Australian Open runner-up Danielle Collins. Rybakina is yet to make an appearance on the main court in Melbourne.
Fans were surprised to see Gauff being preferred over Swiatek, Rybakina, and Collins for the main venue, as they suggested that the scheduling made no sense.
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“We’re just normal teenagers living our lives” - Coco Gauff on becoming famous at a young age
Coco Gauff beat Emma Raducanu 6-3, 7-6 (4) in the second round of the 2023 Australian Open on Wednesday. It was the first time the two players faced each other, and fans are hopeful that it was the start of a healthy rivalry between the two youngsters.
In a press conference, Gauff was asked whether she could relate to Raducanu since both of them became public figures at a very young age. She responded by saying that people need to stop putting young players under unnecessary pressure to win all the time.
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