Coco Gauff’s fast start to the year came to an end at the Australian Open as she fell to a 7-5, 6-4 quarterfinal defeat against Paula Badosa.

Add it all up, and Gauff's trip to Melbourne Park — and her 13-match winning streak that dated to late last season — ended in the quarterfinals. Never able to take control on a hot afternoon in Rod Laver Arena, the 2023 U.S. Open champion was eliminated by No. 11 Paula Badosa of Spain 7-5, 6-4.

No. 11 seed Paula Badosa of Spain upset American Coco Gauff, the No. 3 seed, in straight sets at the Australian Open quarterfinals.

American title contender Coco Gauff has mourned the death of TikTok in her home country following her latest win at the Australian Open. The third seed survived a massive scare from Belinda Bencic to win 5-7 6-2 6-1 and set up a quarter-final with 11th seed Paula Badosa following her hard-fought 6-1 7-6 (7-2) win over Olga Danilovic.

The next known tournament for Gauff is the Qatar Open in February. She has a few months before the start of the second major of the season, the French Open, where she has her best win percentage in all the majors at 80%. She reached the semifinals last year, so we'll see if she can finally capture the coveted clay title this season.

After a change in her coaching team, some minor technical adjustments and a boost in confidence, Coco Gauff enters the Australian Open on a roll.

Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley is predicting that Coco Gauff will rise to the occasion at Melbourne Park this year and end Aryna Sabalenka's reign. In the last two years, the Belarusian tennis star clinched back-to-back Australian Open titles - and she did it pretty impressively - by losing just one set in those 14 matches played.

The 26-year-old Belarusian, who started 2025 by winning the WTA 500 tournament in Brisbane, could meet third seed Coco Gauff in the semi-finals in Melbourne. Gauff, a US Open champion in 2023, is another player in blistering form, having inspired the ...

This year marks the first time in nearly 20 years that both an American man and woman are seeded in the top four of a major

Coco Gauff wiped the sweat off her brow as she bowed ... the two-time defending champion who won the title in Brisbane earlier this month, in the semifinals. Swiatek is on the opposite side ...

The top seed is probably happy with her decision, because now she has to go up against Andreeva again, in a much bigger event. The last time these two played at a Slam, at Roland Garros in 2024, Andreeva pulled off an upset in three close sets.

World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka kicks off the second week of the Australian Open against teenager Mirra Andreeva, while Coco Gauff takes on Belinda Bencic for a spot in the quarterfinals.