After beating Belinda Bencic, Gauff addressed the TikTok ban in America by writing "RIP TikTok USA" on the camera lens. British No. 1 Jack Draper is locked in battle with Carlos Alcaraz but he raised concerns after leaving the court with the physio.
Eurosport experts John McEnroe and Tim Henman felt the retirement of Jack Draper from his Australian Open clash with Carlos Alcaraz was inevitable.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Coco Gauff's consecutive-set streak ended at the Australian Open. Her bid for a second Grand Slam title continued on Sunday with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 comeback victory over Belinda Bencic in the fourth round.
Follow live text and radio commentary featuring Jack Draper against Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open fourth round.
British number one Jack Draper, up against Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis on John Cain Arena, and Jodie Burrage, who will face American third seed Coco Gauff on Rod Laver Arena, both have the security of playing in the night session on their respective show courts. They are scheduled to play from 8am.
Follow live text and radio commentary featuring Jack Draper, Jodie Burrage and Coco Gauff at the Australian Open.
Meanwhile, Fearnley reached the third round on his Australian Open debut with a comeback victory over Arthur Cazaux. Fearnley dropped the first set after a rain delay but the Scot did not blink and came back to win 3-6 7-5 6-2 6-3. His astonishing rise will continue when he plays the second seed Alexander Zverev for a place in the last-16.
Naomi Osaka, a two-time champion in Australia, stopped playing because of a strained abdominal muscle after dropping the first set of her match against Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Belinda Bencic.
While there have been plenty of surprises in the men’s bracket so far, most of the top women have progressed through the draw without an issue.
British No 1 Draper was left hobbled after a brutal run to the last 16 and called time after two sets against the classy Alcaraz, who could meet Djokovic in the quarter-finals
British number one Jack Draper wins epic match against Aleksandar Vukic to reach fourth round of Australian Open.
Draper has only had two second serves to look at, and actually won both of those points. The British No 1 will have to hold to stay in this first set. SET! Coco Gauff converts the opening break to ...