MELBOURNE, Australia — There’s a young woman who looks a lot like Coco Gauff at Melbourne Park for the Australian Open. She has the same fiery, competitive eyes, the same tendency to break out in a giggle in the middle of a sentence and the same number of titles.

Given everything she has already achieved in her fledgling career – and the weight of expectation she has borne as one of tennis’ rising superstars – it’s sometimes easy to forget that Coco Gauff is still only 20 years old.

Coco Gauff , together with Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek will be the favorites for the 2025 edition of the Australian Open. The Belarusian, defending champion, as well as winner in Brisbane, will try to continue her golden moment, which began last August, when she also won the US Open.