MELBOURNE, Australia — There’s a young woman who looks a lot like Coco Gauff at Melbourne Park for the Australian Open. She has the same fiery, competitive eyes, the same tendency to break out in a giggle in the middle of a sentence and the same number of titles.

The world number three has reeled off four sets without reply in her opening two matches, and will play 2021 US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez in the third round.

No. 3 seed Coco Gauff able to "step up my level" at the right time to dispatch Jodie Burrage in second round at Melbourne.

Coco Gauff of the U.S. reacts after winning a point against Jodie Burrage of Britain during their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Austr

Coco Gauff stretched her unbeaten start to 2025 to seven matches and 14 sets by moving into the third round at the Australian Open with a 6-3,

Coco Gauff stretched her unbeaten start to 2025 to seven matches and 14 sets by moving into the third round at the Australian Open on Wednesday.