Tennis: Coco Gauff, 15, sets up Australian Open blockbuster with Japanese star Naomi Osaka

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MELBOURNE (AFP) - Fifteen-year-old prodigy Coco Gauff recovered from a set down to reach the Australian Open third round on Wednesday (Jan 22), setting up a mouthwatering meeting with reigning champion Naomi Osaka.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

MELBOURNE - Fifteen-year-old prodigy Coco Gauff recovered from a set down to reach the Australian Open third round on Wednesday , setting up a mouthwatering meeting with reigning champion Naomi Osaka.

"It was emotional," the young American, ranked 67 in the world, told Melbourne Arena after her latest scalp. But the fearless teenager hung in and grabbed the crucial break in the 11th game, pumping her fists after burying a ferocious overhead smash. But there was a flash of temper from Osaka when Zheng broke early in the second set, throwing her racquet to the floor, then giving it a kick for good measure.

The hard-hitting Osaka broke the Chinese in her first service game, only for Zheng to strike back immediately.

 

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