Coco Gauff defended Iga Swiatek's quality of play and innocence in the doping scandal during a press conference at the Australian Open.

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,

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.

After Gauff, Taylor Fritz beat Hubert Hurkacz and the United States won their second United Cup title. Meanwhile, the 2023 US Open champion will now turn her focus to the Australian Open, where she will be among the top favorites for the title.

Coco Gauff has made improvements to her serving and her forehand. And the strides in both of those areas are among the reasons she's considered one of the few women ready to challenge two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka for the title at the Australian Open.

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 beats Iga Swiatek for second time in a row with victory helping USA win United Cup; Gauff triumphs 6-4 6-4 and ends tournament 5-0 in singles matches; Australian Open starts on January 12 w

Those were just the second and third wins for Gauff over the Pole, who had previously won 11 of their 12 meetings. Many have questioned if Swiatek was playing with the same level