After a tough opening set, US Open champion Coco Gauff battled her way past Caroline Dolehide to get to the Australian Open third round.
Dolehide served to begin the set after matching Gauff toe-to-toe, but her teenage opponent responded well in crucial situations to win 7-6(2) 6-2. In the first set, Gauff had a 4-1 lead and appeared to be in control, but Dolehide resisted and was rewarded for her hard-hitting when she broke back.
Gauff expressed her thoughts after the win and said: “I wasn’t nervous today. I was just trying to play good tennis. If you give her something short, she will punish you for it. I think if I could go back, I would try and play deeper and more heavily like I did in the second set.”
Gauff at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2024
Ranked no.4, the American has an overall 7-0 win-loss record in 2024. Gauff is now playing at the Australian Open where she defeated the world no.68 Anna Schmiedlova 6-3 6-0
and the world no.43 Caroline Dolehide 7-62 6-2.Coco Gauff will fight against the world no.82 Alycia Parks in the 3rd round. In the past, they have never competed against each other till now in top competitions.
Gauff clinched 1 title in 2024 in Auckland.
Coco won 7 titles in her career: 5 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 1 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)