The first round of the Australian Open begins in Melbourne on Sunday, with the world's top players competing for glory in the year's first Grand Slam. Aryna Sabalenka, who is going for a third straight title at Melbourne Park,

Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley is predicting that Coco Gauff will rise to the occasion at Melbourne Park this year and end Aryna Sabalenka's reign. In the last two years, the Belarusian tennis star clinched back-to-back Australian Open titles - and she did it pretty impressively - by losing just one set in those 14 matches played.