Coco Gauff defended Iga Swiatek's quality of play and innocence in the doping scandal during a press conference at the Australian Open.

Coco Gauff took to Australian Open press on Friday and was quizzed about Iga Swiatek and in particular whether she thinks that her confidence level has dropped since her doping ordeal which saw the former World No.

Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff lead the women's field at the 2025 Australian Open. The year's first Grand Slam tournament begins on the hard courts of Melbourne Park on Sunday morning local time,

Coco Gauff led the United States to its second United Cup title with a statement 6-4, 6-4 win over world No. 2 Iga Świątek a week before the start of the Australian Open.

"I couldn’t get my serve in the court my first serve suffered because I was hitting myself because I was trying to get my first serve in the court because I didn’t want to hit a second serve,” said a dejected Coco Gauff last season after losing against World No.