Australian Open: Coco Gauff reveals too much and Carlos Alcaraz enjoys time with young fan

2025-01-18 04:34:00

Abstract: Gauff discussed her bodysuit bathroom breaks, Fokina rallied twice, Badosa argued with Tsitsipas, and a fan's joy lit up Alcaraz's match. Aussies play today.

American tennis player Coco Gauff sparked a buzz during an interview when she shared how she manages bathroom breaks while wearing her match attire. She revealed that she can easily use the restroom even in her new Marvel-themed bodysuit and even posted a video "demonstrating" it on social media. Gauff jokingly said, "That's a lot of information, I don't know when to shut up." Despite this, she defeated Leylah Fernandez in straight sets, displaying excellent competitive form and expressing confidence for her next match against Bencic.

Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina staged another stunning comeback in Melbourne. In less than 48 hours, he twice rallied from two sets down to win. First, he defeated Canadian player Felix Auger-Aliassime, and then he triumphed over young star Jakub Mensik. During the match against Mensik, he even forgot that he had saved two match points. Fokina stated, "I was so focused on every point that I didn't remember I had saved two match points." He is very happy to have won in Australia and will face American player Tommy Paul in the fourth round.

Spanish player Paula Badosa drew attention for her interaction with her boyfriend, Stefanos Tsitsipas, during her match. In her match against Marta Kostyuk, Badosa expressed her frustration to her boyfriend in the stands when she was down 0-5 in the second set. Tsitsipas tried to comfort her, but Badosa picked up another racket, gesturing for her boyfriend to come play himself. Despite losing the second set, Badosa ultimately won the match. After the match, she praised her boyfriend for giving her great support and said that he was more nervous than she was.

A young fan named John, who tossed the coin for Carlos Alcaraz's match, infected everyone with his joy. When Alcaraz won the coin toss, John jumped up excitedly and shouted "It's AO!" Alcaraz joined in John's celebration and invited him to his press conference. At a time when discussions about fan behavior have dominated Melbourne Park, John's joyful moment served as a reminder that the Australian Open is still the "Happy Slam."

Here is the list of Australian players competing at Melbourne Park on Day Seven (all times are Australian Eastern Daylight Time): Alex de Minaur will play Francisco Cerundolo on Rod Laver Arena after 2 pm; Tristan Schoolkate/Adam Walton will play Austin Krajicek/Rajeev Ram on Kia Arena at 10 am; Maddison Inglis/Jason Kubler will play Taylor Townsend/Hugo Nys on Kia Arena 4th match; James Duckworth/Aleksandar Vukic will play Luke Saville/Li Tu on 1573 Arena after 4 pm; Ellen Perez/Kevin Krawietz will play Lyudmyla Kichenok/Sadio Doumbia on Court 5 last match; Sara Errani/Andrea Vavassori will play Destanee Aiava/Omar Jasika on Court 6 last match; Olivia Gadecki/John Peers will play Nicole Melichar-Martinez/Robert Galloway on Court 13 last match.