Australian Open: Young Gauff to face champion Osaka

ISTANBUL

American teenager Coco Gauff beat Romania's Sorana Cirstea on Wednesday to face the defending champion Naomi Osaka in the 2020 Australian Open.

Gauff defeated seven-time grand slam winner Venus Williams on Monday in the first round of women’s singles to face Cirstea in the second round.

The 15-year-old American tennis player beat her Romanian opponent 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 to face Osaka in the last 32.

Meanwhile, Japanese third seed Osaka defeated Saisai Zheng 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the last 32.

Separately, Australian Ashleigh Barty saw off Slovenia's Polona Hercog 6-1, 6-4 to secure her place in the last