American Coco Gauff, 18, hits the ground running with a comfortable win at Melbourne Park, setting up an enticing second-round encounter with former US Open winner Emma Raducanu from Britain.
"Kateřina is a fighter. I knew that she was going to fight to the last point and she proved that today," Gauff said in her on-court interview.
Off the back of her tournament win in Auckland earlier this month, Gauff, 18, arrived in Melbourne having not dropped a set on the way to claiming her third WTA Tour title. Since bursting on the scene as a 15-year-old — with an upset win over Venus Williams at Wimbledon in 2019 — Gauff has been tipped to achieve the highest honours in the sport.
Pegula's game is suited to the Melbourne Park's hardcourts, illustrated by her quarterfinal finishes at the past two Australian Opens.Her 2022 campaign was halted by eventual winner Ash Barty, while later in the year she made the last eight at both the French and US Opens to complete a consistent season at the majors.
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