Coco Gauff completes double eclipse of Venus at Aussie Open

Coco Gauff of the United States waits to return in her first round match against Venus Williams of the United States on day one of the 2020 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 20, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Picture: CHAZ NIELL / GETTY IMAGES

“I definitely was a lot more confident this time,” said Gauff, who beat Williams 6-4 6-4 at Wimbledon as a qualifier. “I think I was used to playing on big courts, so the crowd — I guess the size of the crowd didn’t startle me as much as last time.” In a point-for-point battle, the 39-year-old fought gamely to share the support of the terraces but she ended up gifting the set to her schoolgirl opponent when she struck an overhead smash into the net.

Gauff, who reached the fourth round at Wimbledon and the third at the US Open, has already been tipped for Grand Slam trophies.

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