Australian Open 2023: Teen star Coco Gauff wins all-American clash to reach last 16

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[{"selector":"#anim-eeb8d2d4-bdeb-4017-a1b2-0c4ae618caaf","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-75274681-c27a-4ff8-84ef-62ab19f28c79","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 176.83211%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Coco Gauff’s bid to become the youngest Australian Open champion since 1997 gathered pace Friday with a straight-sets win over fellow American Bernarda Pera. Read more

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Gauff headed into the first major of the year on a high after winning her third WTA title at the Auckland Classic earlier this month.

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She admitted she “got lucky” in her tight second-round victory over Emma Raducanu in a battle of tennis prodigies.

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