MELBOURNE (AFP) -- Coco Gauff says she will try and use the "mental fire" that propelled her to US Open glory at Melbourne Park as she set her sights on winning multiple Grand Slam titles. USA's Coco Gauff (AFP/File photo) The 19-year-old American said her victory at Flushing Meadows in September...
AUCKLAND (AFP) -- Coco Gauff held her nerve to beat Elina Svitolina in a grueling three-set final on Sunday, Jan. 7, to retain her Auckland Classic title in an ideal warm-up for the Australian Open. Coco Gauff of the US celebrates winning the final against Elina Svitolina of the Ukraine during...
AUCKLAND (AFP) -- US Open champion Coco Gauff maintained her imperious form in the lead-up to the Australia Open by dismantling Emma Navarro 6-3, 6-1 in the semifinals of the Auckland Classic on Saturday, Jan. 6. USA's Coco Gauff hits a return against compatriot Emma Navarro during their women's...
AUCKLAND (AFP) -- Coco Gauff continued the ruthless defense of her Auckland Classic title on Friday, Jan. 5, with a 6-1, 6-1 trouncing of Varvara Gracheva to set up a semifinal against fellow American Emma Navarro. US' Coco Gauff (AFP) With rain clouds gathering, Gauff was in the mood for a swift...
AUCKLAND (AFP) -- Coco Gauff stepped up preparations for the Australian Open with an emphatic 6-3, 6-0 win over rising Czech Brenda Fruhvirtova at the Auckland Classic on Thursday, Jan. 4, to march into the quarterfinals. USA's Coco Gauff (AFP) After a few issues at the start in which US Open...
AUCKLAND (AFP) -- Top-seed Coco Gauff admitted there were "things to improve" as she overcame a mid-match wobble to beat fellow American Claire Liu in straight-sets in the first round of the Auckland Classic on Tuesday, Jan. 2. USA's Coco Gauff (AFP) US Open champion Gauff prevailed 6-4, 6-2 in her...
AUCKLAND (AFP) -- World number three Coco Gauff said on Sunday, Dec. 31, she felt more relaxed heading into the next month's Australian Open after achieving her goal of winning a Grand Slam title as a teenager. USA's Coco Gauff (AFP) The 19-year-old won the US Open in September and said it was a...
CANCUN, Mexico (AFP) -- Unbeaten Jessica Pegula defeated US Open champion Coco Gauff 6-2, 6-1 on Saturday, Nov. 4, in an all-American semi-final to reach Sunday's championship match at the season-ending WTA Finals. Pegula, who has not lost a set on the outdoor hardcourts in Cancun, shook off a late...
CANCUN (AFP) -- World number two Iga Swiatek defeated third-ranked Coco Gauff 6-0, 7-5 in a showdown of reigning Grand Slam champions on Wednesday, Nov. 1, in a group-stage match at the WTA Finals. World number two Poland's Iga Swiatek (AFP) Poland's 22-year-old Swiatek, the French Open winner and...
BEIJING (AFP) -- World number one Aryna Sabalenka slumped out of the China Open in the women's quarterfinals with a 7-5, 6-2 defeat to Elena Rybakina on Friday, Oct. 6, in Beijing. Poland's Iga Swiatek (AFP) Most of the opening games went with serve until Rybakina broke the Belarusian late on and...
BEIJING (AFP) -- World number one Aryna Sabalenka said on Tuesday, Oct. 3, her performances in "key moments" were crucial to surviving a major scare in the China Open second round, after she defeated unseeded Katie Boulter 7-5, 7-6 (7/2) in Beijing. Belarus's Aryna Sabalenka reacts during her...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Coco Gauff said tennis icons Serena and Venus Williams paved the way for her breakthrough US Open triumph on Saturday, Sept. 9, after the American teenager captured her first Grand Slam title. Venus Williams (left) and Serena Williams. (AFP) The 19-year-old from Florida battled to...
