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MELBOURNE : Coco Gauff burst onto the scene as a 15-year-old and was quickly touted as the "next big thing" but the American said on Monday the pressure she faced paled in comparison to that heaped on the shoulders of British standard-bearer Emma Raducanu.
Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., who missed last year's Australian Open, made her presence felt on Sunday with a straight-sets win over No. 25-ranked Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-4 in Melbourne.
MELBOURNE : Rafa Nadal will kick off his Australian Open title defence on Monday with a first round test against rising Briton Jack Draper as a new era begins on the blue hardcourts of Melbourne Park.
Five top contenders for the men's title at the Australian Open, which starts on Monday:
World number one Carlos Alcaraz will begin his season on clay at next month's Argentina Open after being forced to pull out of the Australian Open with a right leg injury.
(Corrects paragaraph 6 score in Isner-Barrere match)
Ugo Humbert's three-year reign as Auckland Open champion came to an end on Tuesday as Christopher Eubanks defeated the Frenchman 7-6(4) 7-6(3) with sixth-seeded American John Isner also exiting the tournament in the first round.
Jon Rahm believes he is currently the "best player in the world" after a red-hot streak of three tournament wins in five starts, and has questioned the methodology of calculating the golf rankings where he remains number five in the world.