The first grand slam of the tennis season features men’s and women’s singles and doubles, with Janik Sinner being the most recent men’s singles champion, and Aryna Sabalenka being the most recent wome
Leylah Fernandez and Gabriela Dabrowski are the remaining Canadians competing in the Australian Open at Melbourne Park.
The American is yet to drop a set this season in eight matches and is on an overall 12-match winning streak. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Coco Gauff was relatively untroubled throughout the contest, which went with service until the American converted the second of back-to-back break points at 3-3 in the first set
Gauff, the 2023 US Open champion, lost to Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open semifinal last year, her best Melbourne Park performance to date. She is drawn to meet the world number one and double defending champion at the same stage this year.
Last year's semi-finalist Coco Gauff barely put a foot wrong as she continued her rollicking start to the Australian Open with a 6-4 6-2 win over Canadian 30th seed Leylah Fernandez to reach the fourth round on Friday.
Coco Gauff moved into the fourth round at Melbourne Park with a straightforward victory over Leylah Fernandez.
Fernandez dropped the opening set to Cristina Bucsa but bounced back to win 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, while Auger-Aliassime dropped a 6-7 (9), 6-7 (7), 6-4, 6-1, 6-3 decision to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Canadian Leylah Fernandez overcame a first-set loss and rain delay to reach the third round while Felix Auger-Aliassime’s Australian Open bid ended Wednesday.
Canadian Leylah Fernandez overcame a first set loss and another rain delay to advance to the third round of women's singles at the Australian Open on Tuesday night.
Get caught up on the Australian Open with a guide that tells you everything you need to know about how to watch the year’s first Grand Slam tennis tournament, what the betting odds are, what the schedule is and more: How to watch the Australian Open on TV — In the U.