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

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,

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 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.

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 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.

The world's very best players from the WTA Tour will begin their quest to win the Australian Open 2025 from January 12.

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.