Coco Gauff kicked off her 2022 season with a strong victory over Eiker losing only a couple of games. It was a good start for Gauff who tends to overcomplicate things especially when she needs to close out the match. This match was a great one for her from start to finish and it was important for her to build up that confidence.
In the 2nd round, she will face the mammoth challenge of playing against Ashleigh Barty. The Australian has not played a singles match this year but got one doubles match under the belt and funnily enough, Sanders and her faced Gauff and McNally in that match. Now, a day later they will face off in the singles and on that Gauff said:
“You want to play the best player early in the season because everything will maybe not seem easy, but you're starting off strong. This is probably the best matchup I could get. I think this would be a perfect kind of test for me.”
Gauff did not deal well with Barty in the doubles as the Australian pairing stormed past them rather easily so it will be interesting to see whether she does better in the singles. Either way, it will be a must-watch television so don't miss it.
Gauff on facing Barty: “You want to play the best player early in the season because everything will maybe not seem easy, but you're starting off strong. This is probably the best matchup I could get. "I think this would be a perfect kind of test for me.” #AdelaideTennis
