Coco Gauff ousted Karolina Muchova 6-1 6-4 at the United Cup, while Iga Swiatek overcame Elena Rybakina 7-6 (5) 6-4. In the opening rubber of the United States and Czech Republic semifinal, the 2023 US Open champion delivered a clinical performance firing eight aces and converting four of her eight break point chances.

Elena Rybakina claimed her 50th grand slam match win as she stormed into round three of the Australian Open following comfortable victory over Iva Jovic.

Star tennis player Elena Rybakina has registered her 50th Grand Slam match win at the Australian Open. She easily brushed aside her second-round opponent Iva Jovic on Thursday (January 16). The 2022 Wimbledon champion took only 80 minutes to register a comprehensive victory over Jovic with a scoreline of 6-0, 6-3.

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MELBOURNE, Australia — There’s a young woman who looks a lot like Coco Gauff at Melbourne Park for the Australian Open. She has the same fiery, competitive eyes, the same tendency to break out in a giggle in the middle of a sentence and the same number of titles.

AFP Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek will battle for United Cup glory after the USA and Poland won their respective semi-finals on Saturday in Sydney amid bizarre circumstances. Swiatek beat Elena Rybakina to help last year's runners-up Poland see off Kazakhstan ...

United Cup, the first big tournament of the tennis calendar, concluded with the Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz-led USA winning its second title.

Iga Swiatek didn't hide her happiness after defeating Elena Rybakina at the United Cup as the Pole acknowledged that it was extremely important for her to beat the Kazakh on a faster surface where she usually struggles in this particular matchup.

After a change in her coaching team, some minor technical adjustments and a boost in confidence, Coco Gauff enters the Australian Open on a roll.

Leylah Fernandez remains undeterred as she prepares to take on third seed Coco Gauff in the third round of the Australian Open on Thursday in Melbourne.

Iga Swiatek powered Poland into the final with a win over Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina, while Coco Gauff made light work of beating Karolina Muchova in the other semi-final

American tennis star Coco Gauff could face Japan's Naomi Osaka and Americans Sofia Kenin and Jessica Pegula along a path into the quarterfinals of the 2025 Australian Open, according to Thursday's draw.