Coco Gauff Advances to Second Round at Australian Open

Coco Gauff began her Australian Open campaign with a convincing straight-sets victory over Kamilla Rakhimova. Despite some challenges in closing the match, Gauff secured her place in the second round, where she will face Olga Danilovic. Gauff aims for her third Grand Slam title this season.

Coco Gauff launched her pursuit of an Australian Open title with a decisive 6-2, 6-3 victory against Kamilla Rakhimova on Monday at Rod Laver Arena.

Though Gauff, the tournament's third seed, experienced some issues with her serve and was broken while trying to finish the match at 5-2 in the second set, Rakhimova's missed opportunities allowed Gauff to secure victory.

Gauff, a previous semi-finalist in Melbourne and the reigning French Open champion, is eyeing her third Grand Slam. She will face Olga Danilovic, who eliminated Venus Williams, for a spot in the third round.

(With inputs from agencies.)