Third seed Coco Gauff powered past Leylah Fernandez with a 6-4, 6-2 victory on Thursday, halting the Canadian’s hopes of advancing to the Australian Open’s Last 16 in Melbourne.

Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka has stopped playing because of an injury after dropping the opening set of her third-round match against Belinda Bencic.

Belinda Bencic will face either Coco Gauff or Leylah Fernandez in the third round on her return to Grand Slam action at the Australian Open. Albeit it was in unfortunate circumstances as Naomi Osaka had to retire injured from their tie.

The American tennis player had no trouble defeating the Canadian in two sets. Coco Gauff achieved a comfortable victory over Canadian Leylah Fernandez, whom she defeated in two sets (6-4, 6-2) to reach the round of 16,

Naomi Osaka's run to a third Australian Open title was cut short on Friday, as a lingering injury caused her to retire from her third-round match against Belinda Bencic. Osaka, whose last Grand Slam win came in Melbourne in 2021,

In the Round of 16 at the Australian Open on Saturday, Belinda Bencic (ranked No. 294) faces Coco Gauff (No. 3).In her most recent match on Friday, Gauff knocked off Leylah Annie Fernandez in two

The Adelaide International qualifiers feature an impressive line-up of players, including Leylah Fernandez, Maria Sakkari, and Belinda Bencic, all vying for a spot in the tournament's main draw.

Naomi Osaka withdrew from match against Belinda Bencic after her pain became unbearable in third round.On Friday at John Cain Arena, Melbourne the four-time Grand Slam champion was leading the opening set with 5-2 but started struggling

Coco Gauff, the 18-year-old American tennis star, continued her strong start to the 2023 season by defeating Leylah Fernandez in straight sets at the

Gauff, the 2023 US Open champion, lost to Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open semifinal last year, her best Melbourne Park performance to date. She is drawn to meet the world number one and double defending champion at the same stage this year.

Swiss Belinda Bencic advanced to the last 16 of the Australian Open after two-time champion Naomi Osaka retired during Friday's third-round match with an injury.Bencic took the first set in a tiebreak 7-6(3) before Japan's Osaka,

Coco Gauff moved into the fourth round at Melbourne Park with a straightforward victory over Canada's Leylah Fernandez on Friday.