World No. 3 Coco Gauff suffers crushing quarter-final exit at the Australian Open

On Tuesday, 27 January, the quarter-final of the 2026 Australian Open (WTA) took place, in which world No. 3 Coco Gauff faced world No. 12 Elina Svitolina.

Details: Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina left no chances for her American opponent. The first set lasted just 29 minutes and ended with Gauff being dismantled 1–6. The second set lasted only one minute longer.

Svitolina wrapped up Gauff in 30 minutes and defeated her 6–2. As a result, the match lasted just 59 minutes and ended in a convincing 2–0 victory for the Ukrainian.

World No. 3 Coco Gauff exits the tournament. Next, Elina Svitolina will face world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka.

Reminder: Recently, after his victory over van de Zandschulp, Novak Djokovic became the outright record holder for the number of wins at top-tier tournaments.