Raducanu under more 圧力 than me, says Gauff
MELBOURNE, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Coco Gauff burst の上に the scene as a 15-year-old and was quickly touted as the "next big thing" but the American said on Monday the 圧力 she 直面するd paled in comparison to that heaped on the shoulders of British 基準-持参人払いの Emma Raducanu.
Seventh seed Gauff will 会合,会う former U.S. Open 支持する/優勝者 Raducanu for the first time in the second 一連の会議、交渉/完成する of the Australian Open after both won their 開始 matches in straight 始める,決めるs at Melbourne Park.
Raducanu was the first Briton in 45 years to 勝利,勝つ a Grand 激突する at 紅潮/摘発するing Meadows in 2021 but she is シードされていない in Melbourne after 落ちるing 負かす/撃墜する the 最高位のs during an 傷害-荒廃させるd season last year.
"明白に she's gone through a lot of 圧力, bursting の上に the scene. I feel like probably more than I have experienced coming to 勝利,勝つ a 激突する," Gauff told reporters after her 6-1 6-4 勝利,勝つ over Katerina Siniakova.
"特に 存在 from the U.K., the first British person to do something in a long time, probably is a lot more 圧力 than what I'm used to 存在 an American.
"明白に I was a lot younger when I got the attention, so I definitely think 扱うing it at an older age is a little bit easier than at 15. But also, at the same time, I didn't 勝利,勝つ a 激突する."
Gauff, whose best Grand 激突する result is 走者-up at the French Open last year, said Serena Williams was the player her compatriots looked to before the 23-times major 勝利者 retired.
Now, Jessica Pegula, Madison 重要なs and Shelby Rogers were there to 株 the スポットライト with her, said Gauff.
"There's always, for American fans, someone to look to. 反して I feel like (for) the British it's just her. There's other British players, but no one has done w hat she's done and gotten that far in a 激突する." (報告(する)/憶測ing by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford )