MELBOURNE, Australia -- MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Coco Gauff had a little difficulty adjusting to the sun at one end of Rod Laver Arena and dropped an early service game but quickly settled into a rhythm to start her Australian Open a 6-3, 6-3 win Monday over 2020 champion Sofia Kenin.

In the Round of 64 at the Australian Open on Tuesday, Jodie Anna Burrage (ranked No. 173) faces Coco Gauff (No. 3).Gauff’s last match was a win, 7-5, 6-2, over Katie Boulter on September 29,

American star Coco Gauff began her Australian Open campaign with a 6-3, 6-3 win over former champion Sofia Kenin in a tricky opening contest at Melbourne Park on Monday.