The third racket defeated the offender Starodubtseva and reached the 1/8 finals of AO-2025

The third racket of the world Coco Goff (USA) made it to the 4th round of the 2025 Australian Open.

In the round of 16, the American lost in two sets Leyla Fernandez (Canada, WTA 29) in 1 hour and 17 minutes.

Australian Open 2025. Round of 16

Coco Goff (USA) [3] – Leila Fernandez (Canada) [30] – 6:4, 6:2

This was the second meeting of the rivals. Goff won both head-to-head matches. Earlier, the American managed to beat the Canadian at the United Cup 2025.

Koko will play for a place in the quarterfinals of the Australian major against Belinda Bencic, who passed Naomi Osaka. Coco and Belinda previously had 2 matches between themselves and exchanged victories.

Goff reached the round of 16 for the fourth time on the Melbourne courts. Her best result is last year’s semi-final.

In addition to Fernandez, Koko also beat Sofia Kenin and Jodi Barrage at AO-2025. In Australia, Leila managed Yulia Starodubtseva and Kristina Buksha.

Perfect. Flawless. Fautless.@CocoGauff sails into the fourth round at the expense of Leylah Fernandez, defeating the Canadian 6-4 6-2.@wwos • @espn • @eurosport • @wowowtennis • #AusOpen • #AO2025 pic.twitter.com/JoxoIfvrgq

— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 17, 2025

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