Coco Gauff's mother Candi sends love to American after Australian Open win over Leylah Fernandez

Coco Gauff's mother, Candi, expressed her love for her daughter after she emerged victorious in her third round match at the 2025 Australian Open. Gauff entered the Grand Slam on the back of helping the United States of America win the United Cup for the second time.

Seeded third at the Melbourne Major, Gauff began her campaign by defeating compatriot Sofia Kenin 6-3, 6-3 and Great Britain's Jodie Burrage 6-3, 7-5 in the first and second rounds, respectively.

The World No. 3's most recent triumph came against the 30th seed, Leylah Fernandez, whom she defeated 6-4, 6-2 in the third round to secure her spot in the fourth round.

Following her win over Fernandez, the official social media account of the Australian Open shared a series of pictures capturing Coco Gauff's memorable moments from the match.

“"You ain't Coco Gauff you can't serve me" 💅 @cocogauff moves on through to the #AO2025 fourth round without dropping a set," the caption reads.

In celebration of her daughter's success, Gauff's mother, Candi, shared the Australian Open's post on her social media, tagging the World No. 3 and adding two yellow heart emojis to show her love and support.

“@cocogauff 💛 💛 ," Candi captioned her Instagram story.

Screen grab of Candi Gauff's Instagram story [Image Source: Instagram]

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Coco Gauff will face Belinda Bencic in Australian Open 2025 4R

Coco Gauff at the 2025 Australian Open [Image Source: Getty Images]

Coco Gauff will take on Belinda Bencic in the fourth round of the 2025 Australian Open. Her best performance at the Grand Slam tournament was reaching the semifinals in 2024, where she was defeated by eventual champion, Aryna Sabalenka. On the other hand, Bencic's best performance at the tournament has been reaching the fourth round three times, in 2016, 2023, and this year, 2025.

Belinda Bencic used protected ranking to secure her spot in the main draw of the Australian Open. She defeated 16th seed Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 7-6(6), and Suzan Lamens 6-1, 7-6(3) in the first and second rounds, respectively.

The former World No. 4 then advanced to the fourth round after her third-round opponent, Naomi Osaka, retired from their match during the second set due to an injury.

Gauff and Bencic have faced each other twice on the WTA Tour, with each player winning one match. Their most recent encounter was in the quarterfinals of the 2023 Citi Open, where the American emerged victorious with a score of 6-1, 6-2. She then went on to defeat Maria Sakkari 6-2, 6-3 in the final to claim the title.