Coco Gauff walks off the court after losing against Sofia Kenin at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne January 26, 2020. ― AFP pic
Kenin plays Tunisia's unseeded Ons Jabeur after she defeated China's Wang Qiang to become the first Arab woman to reach a Grand Slam quarter-final. Gauff, the youngest player in the draw, has been one of the stories of the Australian Open, beating Venus Williams in the first round and then stunning reigning champion Naomi Osaka in round three.
Gauff was under the cosh immediately against Kenin, the 21-year-old breaking in the first game at Melbourne Arena and comfortably holding for a swift 2-0 lead. Gauff then stepped it up a gear in the tie-break ― aided by two Kenin double-faults ― to take the first set in 58 minutes.The younger American's serve is powerful but she was totting up the double faults, her seventh of the match offering Kenin a second break point with the latter 2-1 up.