Gauff on challenges that Raducanu has faced in comparison ahead of second round clash: "She's gone through a lot of pressure, probably more than I have"

Coco Gauff will take on Emma Raducanu at the Australian Open in the second round and ahead of that clash, she talked about the pressure she faces.

Raducanu created history by winning the US Open as a qualifier and since then she's been subjected to a tremendous amount of pressure to live up to that. She's largely failed which only increases the pressure over time. Gauff talked about that and her relationship with Raducanu ahead of their clash:

"Yeah, I talk to her (Emma Raducanu) pretty much at all the tournaments. I didn't really know her that well in juniors, but I got to talk to her more on tour now."

She added:

"I mean, obviously she's gone through a lot of pressure, bursting onto the scene," Gauff continued. "I feel like probably more than I have experienced coming to win a slam. And especially I feel like being from the UK, being like the first British person to do something in a long time, probably is a lot more pressure than what I'm used to being an American. You know, Serena is retired now, but she was always the American that people looked to."