Coco Gauff navigated a tough test in the second set from Jodie Burrage to win 6-3 7-5 and reach the third round of the Australian Open. (More Tennis News)
โGauff took the opening set inside 35 minutes at Rod Laver Arena, but her British opponent made life much harder in the second.
๐Yet after breaking Gauff twice on the spin to put herself into a 5-3 lead, Burrage was unable to capitalise.
เตฒGauff won three successive games, including two on Burrage's serve, to nose ahead.
๊ฆฟAnd she claimed the win at the first time of asking when Burrage sent a forehand long.
๐ผWorld number three Gauff will now face Leylah Fernandez, the 2021 US Open runner-up, for a place in the last 16.
Data Debrief: Coco matches Venus
แฆGauff, 20, now has 62 singles wins at the grand slams, which matches the tally Venus Williams managed before she turned 21.
๐ปOnly four American women have registered more major match victories before the age of 21: Monica Seles, Serena Willians, Mary Joe Fernandez and Chris Evert.
๊ฆIn the 21st century, onlyย Maria Sharapova (25) and Kim Clijsters (19) have won more Australian Open matches than Gauff (14) before turning 21.
