Coco Gauff

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Australian Open: Jelena Ostapenko sinks Coco Gauff to book ... (Eurosport.com)

Jelena Ostapenko is through to the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time since 2018 after an emphatic straight sets victory over Coco Gauff.

She moved into a 5-3 lead with her first break point of the set when Gauff fired a forehand long. 17 seed was able to seal the first set in 49 minutes, breaking the Gauff serve to take set point with a blistering backhand volley at the net. But Ostapenko applied her aggressive brand of tennis and broke back in the very next game. In the end I kept her under so much pressure and it brought me a win." I was trying to step into the court. The 2017 French Open champion was at her very best to knock out world No.

Jelena Ostapenko swats aside Coco Gauff at Australian Open – 'If I ... (Tennis365)

Coco Gauff acknowledged after her match that when Jelena Ostapenko plays really well "there's nothing you can do" and there is no doubt that the Latvian ...

[Australian Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/australian-open/) It’s most important to play my game again, [play] aggressive and keep her under pressure. [News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/news/) In the end I kept her under so much pressure and it brought me a win.” I was trying to step into the court. [Live Tennis](https://www.tennis365.com/category/live-tennis/) [Tennis News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/tennis-news/) Yeah, just to step on the court and play my game. I was trying to work more on my consistency, especially in the preseason. I was 19 and then turned 20,” she said. A single break in game eight set up the 7-5, 6-3 win. “I always knew and believed in my game.

After a frustrating Australian Open exit, Coco Gauff looks to the future (ESPN)

Coco Gauff's loss in the fourth round of the Australian Open is disappointing, but there's still a lot of tennis ahead of her in 2023.

I said I want a year of being on tour and just being tennis -- and seeing how I feel," she said earlier in the week. [Venus Williams](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=403), among others, on her way to a fourth round at Wimbledon. "I think Jelena played really good tennis, and she played really aggressive. After a breakthrough year in 2022 in which she made the final of the French Open, Gauff has started 2023 on an incredible note. Ostapenko was at her aggressive best, walloping 30 winners and denying Gauff on break point in seven of eight opportunities given to the American player. [Coco Gauff](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3626) didn't hide her disappointment at a fourth-round exit during the Australian Open, briskly walking from Margaret Court Arena and later tearing up in her postmatch news conference.

Dialed-in Jelena Ostapenko hits Coco Gauff off the court in ... (Tennis Magazine)

The Latvian held her nerve through a rollercoaster first set, before separating herself from the No. 7 seed for a 7-5, 6-3 victory Sunday in Melbourne.

"Now I feel like I'm stepping much better in the court and taking the ball earlier, so I take time away from the opponents, which makes me more dangerous player." Could this be the time Gauff finally solved the Swiatek riddle? 7 seed for a 7-5, 6-3 victory Sunday in Melbourne. Ostapenko; Pegula vs. Sinner; Gauff vs. Australian Open

Coco Gauff is dumped OUT of the Australian Open in the fourth ... (Daily Mail)

The 18-year-old went into the match on Margaret Court Arena as the big favorite, seeded 10 places higher than her Latvian opponent with a place in the ...

On court, the 17th seed Ostapenko was ruthless in the finish, unleashing a thumping forehand down the line to bring up match point, then clipping the line with a crosscourt forehand winner to give Gauff no chance. Ostapenko put on a power-hitting clinic in Melbourne to seal the win, and she has now set up a quarter-final match-up with Elena Rybakina - that in itself another huge shock. Superstar American Coco Gauff is dumped OUT of the Australian Open in the fourth round, as Jelena Ostapenko produces huge straight-sets shock to set up quarter-final clash with Elena Rybakina

Coco Gauff in tears after failing to crack Ostapenko code (The Indian Express)

A frustrated Coco Gauff broke down in tears after her 7-5 6-3 defeat by Jelena Ostapenko at the Australian Open on Sunday, with the 18-year-old American ...

“So I feel like it’ll help me in the future. “I hope she wins it. “I still feel like I’ve improved a lot.

Serena Williams' first coach has big Coco Gauff prediction with 'door ... (Daily Express)

Coco Gauff has been backed to reach the top of tennis following Serena Williams and Ash Barty's retirements last year.

The 18-year-old has been enjoying the reduced stress and pressure that has come with playing lower-ranked opponents so far but will have to prepare for things to get tough. [Serena Williams](/latest/serena-williams)’ first coaches has tipped Coco Gauff to become the world No 1 and a Grand Slam champion this year amid her run at the Australian Open. 2023 Coco wins a Slam and will be number 1 by the end of the year.