The Australian Open is looming, and the 2025 tennis season has already erupted with a palpable sense of anticipation. The post Coco Gauff Keeps Rivalry With Iga Swiatek’s Aside as She Defends Her Amidst the Doping Saga Ahead of the Australian Open appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Coco Gauff took to Australian Open press on Friday and was quizzed about Iga Swiatek and in particular whether she thinks that her confidence level has dropped since her doping ordeal which saw the former World No.

Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff lead the women's field at the 2025 Australian Open. The year's first Grand Slam tournament begins on the hard courts of Melbourne Park on Sunday morning local time,

"I couldn’t get my serve in the court my first serve suffered because I was hitting myself because I was trying to get my first serve in the court because I didn’t want to hit a second serve,” said a dejected Coco Gauff last season after losing against World No.

Coco Gauff won a set over Iga Swiatek in bizarre fashion after the Polish ace was left red-faced over a number of unforced errors in the pair’s United Cup clash. Poland had reached back-to-back United Cup finals following a convincing victory over Kazakhstan at the event in Sydney.

Coco Gauff says she is feeling great and plans to play "confident tennis" in a United Cup showdown versus Iga Swiatek. On Saturday, the top-ranked American female tennis player impressively handled the business against Karolina Muchova, dismantling the Czech 6-1 6-4 to help the United States reach the final in Sydney.

Happy New Year to all tennis fans! What better way to launch 2025 than with an absolute blockbuster finale at the United Cup? On January 5, Coco Gauff will face off against Iga Swiatek, two of the most dynamic players on the WTA Tour,

Coco Gauff overcame second-ranked Iga Swiatek 6-4, 6-4 in the opening singles of the United Cup mixed teams tennis event and the United States went on to win the final by beating Poland 2-0 on Sunday.

Coco Gauff led the United States to its second United Cup title with a statement 6-4, 6-4 win over world No. 2 Iga Świątek a week before the start of the Australian Open.

Coco Gauff had roughly one month off after winning the 2024 WTA Finals. The 20-year-old has not missed a beat in 2025. Earlier today, Gauff defeated Poland's Iga Swiatek to help win the United Cup for Team USA.

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