Americans Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff kick off 2023 Australian Open with easy wins

The 2023 Australian Open begins with easy wins for Americans Jessica Pegula, the No. 3 seed, and No. 7 seed Coco Gauff. AusOpen

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Tennis legend Martina Navratilova joined Sports Seriously and shared who she thinks can be the next great American tennis player.MELBOURNE, Australia — Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff made strong starts to their quests for a first Grand Slam singles title as they reached the second round of the Australian Open on Monday.

Third-seeded Pegula overwhelmed Jaqueline Cristian of Romania 6-0, 6-1 while seventh-seeded Gauff overcame a second-set wobble to beat Katerina Siniakova 6-1, 6-4.A quarterfinalist in Melbourne in each of the past two years, Pegula needed just 59 minutes to get past the 161st-ranked Cristian, who was appearing in her third Grand Slam event.

“Today is just one of those days everything was working,” said the American, who will play either Czech qualifier Brenda Fruhvirtova or Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the second round.

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