19-01-2026 04:16 via theguardian.com

Coco Gauff secures solid Australian Open first-round win despite serve issues

American third seed beats Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2, 6-3‘I just want to win the tournament,’ says 21-year-oldCoco Gauff made a solid start to the Australian Open as she secured a relatively straightforward victory on Rod Laver Arena, moving past Kamilla Rakhimova of Uzbekistan 6-2, 6-3 to reach the second round at Melbourne Park.Gauff, the third seed, put together a solid opening performance as she attempts to follow up her second grand slam triumph at Roland Garros last year by winning
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