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Coco Gauff calls out fan who ‘disrespected’ her opponent during Australian Open win

Coco Gauff was not happy with the behaviour of one fan during her win on Friday — Coco Gauff was not happy with the behaviour of one fan during her win on Friday (AP)

Coco Gauff overcame a challenging start to defeat fellow American Hailey Baptiste at the Australian Open, advancing to the fourth round.
Gauff, the third seed, lost the opening set 3-6, marking her first dropped set of the tournament.
She then rallied strongly, winning the subsequent sets 6-0 and 6-3, to secure her victory.
Gauff called out a fan after the match who she felt had crossed the line when showing support for her over Baptiste as she urged the crowd to “be respectful”.
Gauff is now set to face Czech 19th seed Karolina Muchova for a place in the quarter-finals.

Coco Gauff battles back to win all-American clash at Australian Open — In full