The American tennis player had no trouble defeating the Canadian in two sets. Coco Gauff achieved a comfortable victory over Canadian Leylah Fernandez, whom she defeated in two sets (6-4, 6-2) to reach the round of 16,

Coco Gauff has been safely through to the Australian Open round-of-16 after ousting Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-2. Early in the first set, the No. 3 seed missed out on two early break points but didn't make the same mistake in the seventh game.

Coco Gauff moved into the fourth round at Melbourne Park with a straightforward victory over Canada's Leylah Fernandez on Friday.