“Koko defeated Haley Baptiste and will face Karolina Mukhova in the fourth round”, — write: sport.ua
In the third round, the American beat her compatriot in three sets with a comeback Haley Baptiste (WTA 70), hanging a lamb in the second game.
Since her Grand Slam debut in 2019, only Iga Sveontek (32) has won more 6-0 sets than Coco Goff (11, the same as Aryna Sobolenko) at majors.
Among active tennis players, only Venus Williams (85) and Iga Sveontek (83) have more women’s singles slam wins than Coco Hoff (77) after their first 100 meetings.
Goff is the youngest American to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open four times in a row since Lindsay Davenport (five in a row from 1994-1998).
Koko’s next opponent will be 19th-seeded Karolina Muhova (Czech Republic, WTA 19), who knocked out Magda Lynette (Poland, WTA 50) in the third round.
Koko previously played against Carolina four times and won four.
Australian Open 2026. Round of 16
Coco Goff (USA) [3] – Haley Baptiste (USA) – 3:6, 6:0, 6:3
Karolina Mukhova (Czech Republic) [19] – Magda Lynette (Poland) – 6:1, 6:1