Cowan full of praise for Gauff ahead of Raducanu clash: "I actually think Coco is the one who I think is getting very close to winning a major"

Former player Barry Cowan sat down with Sky Sports to talk about the upcoming Coco Gauff - Emma Raducanu clash at the Australian Open.

Emma Raucanu played well in her first-round matchup and her reward will be taking on Coco Gauff in round two. Gauff is widely expected to win that match as she's undefeated (6-0) this year with a trophy in hand and former player Barry Cowan is looking forward to that match. Like many he too expects Gauff to win the match as he believes she's getting to that major-winning level:

"I actually think Coco is the one who I think is getting very close to winning a major and she is going to win a major. Let us see how that service and let's see how that forehand is under real pressure because the backhand is amazing, and physically, she's amazing."

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He continued:

"Mentally, she's off the charts. The composure that she has is very similar to (Carlos) Alcaraz. She will feed off the energy of the crowd. The crowd will feed off the energy of Coco. So I think she's got a really, really good shot of getting close and potentially winning her first major."

The match will be part of the evening schedule of Wednesday.

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