Coco Gauff said she just wanted to enjoy the ride after an eighth straight-sets win this season propelled her into the Australian Open last 16 on Friday.

The first grand slam of the tennis season features men’s and women’s singles and doubles, with Janik Sinner being the most recent men’s singles champion, and Aryna Sabalenka being the most recent wome

The American is yet to drop a set this season in eight matches and is on an overall 12-match winning streak. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Coco Gauff was relatively untroubled throughout the contest, which went with service until the American converted the second of back-to-back break points at 3-3 in the first set

Canadian Leylah Fernandez overcame a first-set loss and rain delay to reach the third round while Felix Auger-Aliassime’s Australian Open bid ended Wednesday.

Fernandez dropped the opening set to Cristina Bucsa but bounced back to win 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, while Auger-Aliassime dropped a 6-7 (9), 6-7 (7), 6-4, 6-1, 6-3 decision to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina

Gauff, the 2023 US Open champion, lost to Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open semifinal last year, her best Melbourne Park performance to date. She is drawn to meet the world number one and double defending champion at the same stage this year.

Last year's semi-finalist Coco Gauff barely put a foot wrong as she continued her rollicking start to the Australian Open with a 6-4 6-2 win over Canadian 30th seed Leylah Fernandez to reach the fourth round on Friday.

For the second time in the 2025 season, Coco Gauff defeated Leylah Fernandez in straight sets to reach the Australian Open fourth round.

Coco Gauff (No. 3 ranking) will face Leylah Annie Fernandez (No. 29) in the Round of 32 of the Australian Open on Thursday, January 16.Gauff enters the Round of 32 after winning in two sets, 6-3,

Leylah Fernandez overcame a first set loss and another rain delay to advance to the third round of women’s singles at the Australian Open on Tuesday night.