NEW DELHI: Coco Gauff, the reigning US Open champion from the United States, is set to commence her title defense on the iconic Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday.
The young star will be the main attraction in a highly competitive women’s field, which also features the top-ranked player Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka, who finished as the runner-up in the previous year’s tournament.
In her first-round match, Gauff will face Varvara Gracheva of France.
The American prodigy aims to put behind her a string of disappointing results, which include early departures from the tournaments in Toronto and Cincinnati.
Gauff will be determined to rediscover the exceptional form that propelled her to her first major title at the U.S. Open last year.
“I feel like it was a blessing in disguise I lost so early (in Cincinnati), because I was able to actually train, which I hadn’t been able to,” said Gauff, who competed in the Paris Games.
