Coco Gauff and Amanda Anisimova are two of the standout American players making waves at this year’s Australian Open. Gauff has already booked her place in the quarterfinals, while Anisimova is looking to do the same in her upcoming match.

MELBOURNE, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Former world number one Daniil Medvedev began his Australian Open campaign with a 7-5 6-2 7-6(2) victory over Jesper de Jong to move into the second round on Monday. Medvedev,

Never mind that the person she saw there, her old junior-days friend Hailey Baptiste, is ranked 67 spots behind her and has 11 fewer titles. It was Baptiste who was doing all the things that Gauff has been trying to do over the past two years.

Coco Gauff’s march into the Australian Open fourth round on Friday came without her most ardent supporter in her player's box — a deliberate family decision after her dad proved too wound-up to watch courtside.

The first Grand Slam of the year is all set to begin, and top players, including Coco Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, and more, are ready to showcase their notable performances.