Coco Gauff Dealt Brutal 2026 Australian Open Draw

Earlier this morning, tourney organizers for nan Australian Open unveiled nan men's and women's singles draw. Tennis fans quickly poured complete nan brackets to floor plan retired imaginable paths to nan finals for their favourite players.

Luckily for Coco Gauff, she moved up to WTA World No. 3 conscionable earlier nan commencement of nan first Grand Slam of nan year. However, that will not prevention her from an incredibly challenging way to nan last successful Melbourne. Below is simply a round-by-round breakdown of Gauff's imaginable way to a 3rd Grand Slam title.

In the first round, Gauff will look Kamilla Rakhimova. Gauff is 1-0 against Rakhimova, having conscionable beaten her successful past fall's China Open.

In the second round, Gauff will look either Olga Danilovic aliases Venus Williams. Danilovic, nan World No. 68, is nan astir apt force for Gauff, and they person ne'er played each different before.

Should Gauff beforehand to the third round, she could look either 32-seed Markéta Vondroušová aliases Jessica Bouzas Maneiro. Gauff is 3-0 against Vondroušová. However, she is 0-1 against Bouzas Maneiro, having conscionable mislaid to her successful nan 2026 United Cup.

Gauff's roadworthy to nan last gets moreover trickier successful the fourth round. She could look 15-seed Emma Navarro, 19-seed Karolína Muchová, aliases Alex Eala. Gauff is 1-2 against Navarro, 4-0 against Muchová, and has ne'er faced Eala before.

In the quarterfinals, Gauff could look 8-seed Mirra Andreeva, 12-seed Elina Svitolina, 23-seed Diana Shnaider, 26-seed Dayana Yastremska, aliases Maria Sakkari. Gauff is 4-0 against Andreeva, 2-1 against Svitolina, 0-1 against Shnaider, 3-1 against Yastremska, and 6-5 against Sakkari.

The semifinals could bring a matchup against 1-seed Aryna Sabalenka, 7-seed Jasmine Paolini, aliases 14-seed Clara Tauson. Gauff is 6-6 against Sabalenka, 4-3 against Paolini, and has ne'er faced Tauson before.

Should Gauff make it done her broadside of nan bracket, the final could beryllium a matchup against 2-seed Iga Swiatek, 4-seed Amanda Anisimova, 5-seed Elena Rybakina, aliases defending champion and 9-seed Madison Keys. Gauff is 5-11 against Swiatek, 1-0 against Rybakina, 1-2 against Anisimova, and 3-3 against Keys.

The 2026 Australian Open's main tie kicks disconnected connected Sunday, January 18. The action concludes for nan women connected Saturday, January 31, and nan men connected Sunday, February 1.

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