The Australian Open is getting in on the newest trend in the sports world by re-creating tennis matches in video-game form.

Coco Gauff made heavy weather of British battler Jodie Burrage before claiming a 6-3 7-5 win to reach the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday. Leading 3-1 in the second set and seemingly cruising to victory,

Britain's Jodie Burrage gives a good account of herself but is beaten in straight sets by Coco Gauff in the Australian Open second round.

Coco Gauff stretched her unbeaten start to 2025 by moving into the third round at the Australian Open with a victory over Jodie Burrage.

MELBOURNE, Australia — There’s a young woman who looks a lot like Coco Gauff at Melbourne Park for the Australian Open. She has the same fiery, competitive eyes, the same tendency to break out in a giggle in the middle of a sentence and the same number of titles.

The Australian Open is the first major Grand Slam of the year. After some months of rest, the highest-ranked tennis stars from all over the world are back on the courts, showing off their best moves and setting a precedent for their 2025 season.

“The AO is something that connects really well with New Balance because the mix of sport and culture they have is incredible,” Evan Zeder, New Balance director of global sports marketing for tennis, tells me. “I think the AO is a perfect mix and it is just a big party.”

Australian Open is showcasing a crop of young men's players who are better equipped for the changes in tennis than their elders.

American tennis star Danielle Collins got into it with the fans at the Australian Open this week. Collins, 31, went back and forth with the crowd down under on Thursday. She was taking on Destanee Aiava,