You are now logged in! The 19-year-old American was competing in her 10th quarterfinal across WTA 1000 and Grand Slam tournaments, but had only previously converted two of those into semifinals -- at Rome 2021 and Roland Garros 2022, where she made her first major final. Subscribe to keep up with the latest from the Australian Open: http://bit.ly/AustralianOpenTVWelcome to the official Australian Open TV YouTube channel. This popup will automatically close .. Instead, it will be Rybakina taking on 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko, a 7-5, 6-3 winner against Gauff, with a semifinal berth at stake. On Saturday, she. "She was fighting for every point and I think that's a really good quality so I'm sure we'll see her on this court pretty frequently.". University. Love-30 at 5-4 for him, found a couple of good serves, good plays. "I think doubles has taught me how to play, after losing, how to play with frustration, and that's what I felt like today. You know, bouncing back from a loss is difficult in a Grand Slam, but I'm looking forward to tomorrow. Fifth seed Maria Sakkari and Olympic champion Belinda Bencic were the the first women's big guns through to the second round at Melbourne Park. In the second set, Swiatek appeared to have gotten herself back on track, going up 3-0. Gauff is no longer the 15-year-old unknown who made headlines by beating Venus Williams, among others, on her way to a fourth round at Wimbledon. But Im really, really glad with the way I played under pressure.. 75. Coco Gauff says everything about her latest performance disappointed her after she suffered a surprise first round loss at the Australian Open. 11 on 4 April 2022. The American produced an error-stricken performance at Melbourne Park on Monday. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. I tried my best in the moment to combat that. About/Contact us - Terms and Conditions - Privacy Policy - Sitemap. 10 Hubert Hurkacz 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (10-7), unseeded Jiri Lehecka upsetNo. "So I was trying to just attack her from the first ball, and it really worked well. In 2019 she reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon. In order to improve our community experience, we are temporarily suspending article commenting, Score the biggest stories of the week with our newsletter, Piastri ousted in Q1 in his first Grand Prix qualifying, Meninga's warning to Rabbitohs over Latrell Mitchell, Gleeson sends message to Wallabies coach Jones, Resurgent Australia seek to put pressure back on India, NRL don't trust coaches on concussions: Ricky Stuart. Please check your email for instructions. They also changed the way she approached big moments, and a 6-4, 6-4 loss toWimbledon champion Elena Rybakinain theAustralian Open's fourth roundSunday made Swiatek wonder whether she needs to reassess her outlook. All odds courtesy of BetMGM. Gauff and Pegula, the women's doubles second seeds, will play for a place in the quarter-finals on Monday against Miyu Kato of Japan and Aldila Sutjiadi of Indonesia. Further, considering her recent hints, they have been quite intrigued to know whether the Queen of the Court will make a comeback. Jan 17th, 2022. Swiatek's defeat to Elena Rybakina made it the first Grand Slam since the Open era began in 1968 to lose the top two seeds in both the men's and women's draws before . One of the best guys on the Tour, definitely, Djokovic told the ATP website. Madison Keys Madison Keys reacts during the third round singles match against Victoria Azarenka during day five of the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. Rybakina wound up serving out that set at love, capping it with a 113 mph (183 kph) ace, and her dangerous backhand was quite a help, too: She produced six winners off that wing in the first set, compared with zero for Swiatek. Gauff came into the tournament having enjoyed a superb 2022 where she reached the French Open final but it was former Roland Garros champion Ostapenko who dominated the contest to set up a. The Australian Open 2022 main draw runs from 17-30 January in Melbourne. He has completed his "So I think it will help me (get over defeat), just let me play with some frustration. American tennis star Coco Gauff lost in her first Grand Slam final appearance on Saturday, 6-1, 6-3, to Iga witek in the French Open. 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Rafael Nadal outlasted a man 15 years his junior on the Australian Open's first day, while Coco Gauff and Emma Raducanu set up a second-round showdown. Although Coco did not win any titles in 2022, she still had a very consistent year, as she made it to six quarterfinals, two semifinals, and reached her first-ever grand slam singles final (losing to Iga Swiatek at the 2022 French Open). "I worked really hard and I felt really good coming into the tournament, and I still feel good," Gauff told reporters afterwards. Gauff, the No.18 seed, was made to pay for numerous unforced errors, going down 6-4 6-2. There's no reason 2023 can't be the year. Other early winners on the opening day included 15th seed Elina Svitolina, who beat Fiona Ferro 6-1 7-6 (7-4). So it's a little bit frustrating on that part. "Obviously paper-wise I'm supposed to win the match, but I think that even when I was ranked lower before, I always think ranking is just a number. 17-year-old tennis darling Coco Gauff has been ousted in the first round at Melbourne Park after a shocking 6-4 6-2 thrashing at the hands of world No. Click here to sign up to our newsletter for all the latest and breaking stories from Australia and around the world. Coco Gauff became the first seed to depart the women's singles draw at Australian Open 2022 after a shock first-round loss to China's Wang Qiang on Monday. Teen American tennis star Coco Gauff was reduced to tears in an emotional press conference after her Australian Open defeat to Jelena Ostapenko on Sunday. I think it gives me a chance to still be around and I definitely enjoy just competing in general," Gauff added. Earlier in the day the USTA made a public appeal for Djokovic to play in the upcoming tournaments. Wow, youre this good and youre only 18, and youve still got so many areas to improve on, Henman said. Below is a list of other tennis tournaments Coco is expected to play in 2023. "[College] is something I want to do in the future. She also played in the final of the 2022 Roland Garros doubles event with compatriot Jessica Pegula. She became the second teenager to make a WTA 500-level in the season after Coco Gauff. Coco Gauff's next tournament/match will be at the WTA 1000 event in . In 2020 and 2021 at the Australian, Gauff made it to the doubles quarterfinals with her partner Caty McNally. ", After a frustrating Australian Open exit, Coco Gauff looks to the future, Medvedev ends Djokovic's 20-match win streak, Djokovic: 'Surreal' to break Graf record as No. After his win over Hurkacz Djokovic had some positive things to say about the Pole about his personality and on-court talent, It was a challenging match as it always is against Hubert. "So I think for me, yeah, ranking-wise I wasn't really thinking about me being ranked higher or anything like that. but any time there are two players aged 18 and 20 playing you would imagine they are going to play . https://t.co/vbXM59I2Am, Christian (@TheHallucinator) January 17, 2022, Didnt think Coco wouldve got upset like that RT @ParlayDoc: AO produces a big upset in round 1: Wang with a huge upset over Gauff. Add Swiatek's loss to Week 1 exits by Ons Jabeur, Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud, and this Australian Open marks the first Grand Slam tournament in the Open era which began in 1968 with the top two women's seeds and top two men's seeds all gone before the quarterfinals. The American's timing looked completely off and more errors from Gauff presented Wang with a chance to serve for the match at 5-0. Please check your email to verify your account! "I'm excited to play doubles. 7 seedCoco Gauffin the quarterfinals at Melbourne Park. Let us know in the comments section. "So I think next time coming into the first round of a slam, especially after a tough week before, I think I need to just play more free and focus on the moment. Tomorrow Rublev will look to win a sixth ATP 500 title and a 13th ATP title when he takes on Medvedev. The American took the tennis world by storm by playing in the final of the 2022 French Open. I lost two times against her last year so I just tried my best and focus on the court, said Wang, who is coached by Pat Cash. "I hope she wins it." The first semi-final in Dubai will see Alexander Zverev take on Andrey Rublev. It was Rublevs first win over the German in six attempts as he looks to successfully defend his Dubai title. Watch every game, set and match of the Australian Open streaming ad-free, live and on demand on Stan Sport. Daniil Medvedev defeated Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-4 to reach his third consecutive ATP final in Dubai. She has won seven doubles titles on the WTA Tour, three . American contender Coco Gauff has progressed to the Australian Open third round with a straight sets victory over US Open 2021 champion Emma Raducanu. TennisUpToDate link partners. Florida senator Rick Scott has claimed that Novak Djokovic will be unable to compete at Indian Wells and Miami despite applying for an exemption. After the Australian Open, the 18-year-old tennis star was recently featured in an interview with The Palm Beach Post. Its not in my hands so thats all I can say.. Coco Gauffsnext tournament/match will be at theWTA 1000 eventin Indian Wells, which will be held from the 6th to the 19th of March 2023. Ash Barty charges to crushing first-round Australian Open victory over Lesia Tsurenko, 'I just want to hug you': Jelena Dokic chokes back tears in emotional Barty tribute. Novak Djokovic continued his good form by reaching the Dubai semi-finals. So early on, while it ended up being 2-2, it very well could have been 4-0 in Swiateks favor, and she termed that sequence "a little bit disturbing.". 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The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Medvedev only committed 12 unforced errors in comparison to Djokovics 38 as he secured a straight sets victory in 95 minutes. Reacting to Gauff's defeat on Eurosport's coverage of the Australian Open, British tennis great Tim Henman backed the American to claim her maiden grand slam title soon. The 18th seed Gauff, the only player in the WTA top 200 younger than 18, fell to Chinese Wang Qiang 6-4, 6-2. After the Australian Open, the 18-year-old tennis star was recently featured in an interview with The Palm Beach Post. "I thought I played really well given the circumstances," Osaka said in an on court interview. This article will look at the schedule forCoco Gauff from when she turned pro in 2018 to her most recent tournament in 2023 (Australian Open). I'm not doing anything right now. Dubai - No.5 seed Coco Gauff reached Dubai Duty Free championships semi final with a 6-2, 7-5 defeat of Madison Keys. "I kept her under so much pressure," Ostapenko said. 1 seeds. MORE: All the scores from Day 1 at AO 2022 Gauff had never lost to Wang, but the 18th seed's game collapsed under the weight of her unforced errors as she fell behind 5-0 in the second set.