MELBOURNE, Australia -- MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Coco Gauff had a little difficulty adjusting to the sun at one end of Rod Laver Arena and dropped an early service game but quickly settled into a rhythm to start her Australian Open a 6-3, 6-3 win Monday over 2020 champion Sofia Kenin.

Third-seeded Coco Gauff posted an eventful 6-3, 6-3 first-round win Monday over 2020 champion Sofia Kenin at the Australian Open in Melbourne. Gauff offset nine double faults with 12 aces and overcame 32 unforced errors by saving five of six break points in the 80-minute victory,

MELBOURNE - Coco Gauff was given a solid workout by former champion Sofia Kenin but continued her lengthy winning streak to reach the second round of the Australian Open with a 6-3, 6-3 victory on Rod Laver Arena on Jan 13.

The American has been on a scintillating run of form that has made her a major threat to two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka at Melbourne Park.

Coco Gauff secured an impressive victory over Sofia Kenin in the first round of the Australian Open, winning 6-3, 6-3. The world No. 3 overcame a challenging opening-round match by imposing her game on a solid Kenin,

American tennis star Coco Gauff won hearts of fans with a classy message for the Los Angeles firefighters who are trying to doze off a wildfire following her win at Australian Open 2025. The 20-year-old,

American star Coco Gauff began her Australian Open campaign with a 6-3, 6-3 win over former champion Sofia Kenin in a tricky opening contest at Melbourne Park on Monday.

Marvel super-fan Coco Gauff eased to a first-round win over her fellow American Sofia Kenin, the 2020 Melbourne champion, in her first match of the.

The third-seeded American beat 2020 champion Sofia Kenin, who at No. 81 is a much tougher opponent than her ranking suggests.

Coco Gauff started her tournament in Melbourne in a confident manner, beating the ex-winner of the Australian Open, Sofia Kenin, 6-3, 6-3, in the first round. The 2023 US Open champion showed her steel and accuracy after a rather shaky beginning in the scorching heat of Rod Laver Arena.

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Three of those still contending -- Coco Gauff, Alex Michelsen and Learner Tien-- are under ... No American has won the title Down Under since Sofia Kenin did so in 2020, and no American man has done it since Andre Agassi claimed victory in 2003.