Coco Gauff of the United States celebrates a point in the United Cup ... [+] Final against Iga Swiatek of Poland during day 10 of the 2025 United Cup at Ken Rosewall Arena on January 05, 2025 in Sydney,

It was a meaningless hit-and-giggle session, a mixed doubles exhibition at Rod Laver Arena just for fun and charity in front of fans a few days ahead of the Australian Open, so Coco Gauff was calling out how fast she would try to hit some serves.

The two defending champions, Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka, enter the 2025 Australian Open as favorites to win in Melbourne again.

Coco Gauff, currently the World No. 3 in women's tennis, has made an extraordinary comeback after a challenging 2024 season. Plagued by serving issues and inconsistent performance

Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff will lead the field at the 2025 Australian Open, set to commence on January 12. The Belarusian is gunning for a rare hat-trick at the season’s first Slam.

Iga Swiatek will be aiming to win her first title at Melbourne Park as she starts her bid to go back to the top of the rankings

World No. 3 Coco Gauff has spoken in defense of Iga Swiatek regarding the Pole’s recent doping controversy. The former World No. 1 was suspended for a month late last year after testing positive for trimetazidine.

The world No. 1 faces a few obstacles, while Coco Gauff is on the upswing and Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina hope for some new-coach magic.

Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley is predicting that Coco Gauff will rise to the occasion at Melbourne Park this year and end Aryna Sabalenka's reign. In the last two years, the Belarusian tennis star clinched back-to-back Australian Open titles - and she did it pretty impressively - by losing just one set in those 14 matches played.

Red-hot Coco Gauff said Friday that keeping cool in tough moments was behind a scintillating run of form that has made her a major threat to Aryna Sabalenka at the Australian Open.

Australian Open is around the corner, and former player Rennae Stubbs thinks Coco Gauff will emerge as the champion. At the 2024 Australian Open, Gauff produced her best performance of the tournament when she reached the semifinals.