Gauff looks to back up breakthrough season with Australian Open title
Coco Gauff is poised to build on last year's breakout season after the American teenager defended her crown at an Australian Open tune-up event in Auckland last weekend.
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Gauff and Rybakina send warnings to Australian Open rivals with first-week titles
The term 'Big Three' has long been associated with the greatest era of men's tennis when Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic dominated and transformed the sport.
WTA roundup: Coco Gauff defends title at ASB Classic
Top-seeded Coco Gauff successfully defended her ASB Classic title and captured her seventh championship overall with a 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-3 victory over second-seeded Elina Svitolina on Sunday in Auckland, New Zealand.
Gauff digs deep to beat Svitolina, retain Auckland crown
AUCKLAND :Coco Gauff battled past Elina Svitolina 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3 in the Auckland Classic final on Sunday to retain her title, and will head to the Australian Open brimming with confidence as she targets a second Grand Slam crown.
Top Seeds Coco Gauff, Elina Svitolina To Clash In Auckland Classic Final
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 semi-finals of the Auckland Classic on Saturday. Gauff, world number three and top seed, will defend the title she won a year ago against number two seed Elina Svitolina, who defied a back injury to beat Wang Xiyu. The Ukrainian needed two medical timeouts before fighting back to beat her unseeded Chinese opponent 2-6, 6-4, 6-3. Gauff will be the fresher of the two finalists having not dropped a set all week and racing past fourth seed Navarro in a display that highlighted all her attacking weapons. The 19-year-old served 10 aces and struck 26 winners, saying afterwards she knew what would be needed to quell her American compatriot.
Defending champion Gauff downs Navarro to reach Auckland final
BRISBANE :Top seed Coco Gauff will continue her defence of the Auckland Classic title in Sunday's final after the U.S Open champion brushed aside fellow American Emma Navarro 6-3 6-1 in the Australian Open warm-up tournament on Saturday.
Defending champion Gauff downs Navarro to secure final berth
BRISBANE : Top seed Coco Gauff will continue her defence of the Auckland Open title in Sunday's final after the U.S Open champion brushed aside fellow American Emma Navarro 6-3 6-1 in the Australian Open warm-up event on Saturday.
Nadal stunned by Thompson in Brisbane, Gauff reaches Auckland semis
BRISBANE :Rafa Nadal's Australian Open preparations suffered a blow when the Spaniard suffered a shock defeat by Jordan Thompson in the Brisbane International quarter-finals on Friday.