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

Iga Swiatek, a self-described “control freak,” is taking new precautions — including holding on to extra samples of medicine she takes, in case they need to be tested at some point — after a doping case she describes as probably the worst time in her life.

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,

Australian Open title favourites Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff are set to meet in the semi-finals of the women’s singles draw for the second straight year. Sabalenka beat Gauff in the last four on her way to a second Melbourne triumph 12 months ago,