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Cramps And Tears As Daniil Medvedev Beats Brutal Heat At Australian Open

Frenchman Terence Atmane smashed his racquet, served underarm and retired in tears as he dealt with serious cramp in pushing third seed Daniil Medvedev hard at the Australian Open on Monday. The qualifier struggled in the searing heat on Margaret Court Arena, stunning the Russian by taking the first set but was unable to continue when trailing 5-7, 6-2, 6-4, 1-0. "The conditions were brutal," said two-time tournament finalist Medvedev. "The more he (Atmane) plays this intensity, the better he will be prepared."

Coco Gauff clarifies she 'wasn't mad' at cartoon depiction - ESPN

MELBOURNE, Australia — World No. 4 Coco Gauff has said she «wasn't mad» about a cartoon posted by the United States Tennis Association, after her negative reaction to the hype post went viral overnight.

Gauff says she wasn't mad after calling 'foul' on USTA cartoon

MELBOURNE : Coco Gauff denied on Monday that she was upset about a United States Tennis Association (USTA) social media post which depicted her and some of her fellow U.S. players as characters from a cartoon but said the image made them look "awful".

Gauff calms her nerves and finds her serve to advance

MELBOURNE :Coco Gauff calmed her opening round nerves to beat Slovakia's Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 6-3 6-0 at the Australian Open on Monday, with the fourth seed taking some time to find her groove on serve after making some adjustments ahead of the new season.