Tennis-Gauff stays perfect to reach first Melbourne quarter-final

Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 21, 2024 Coco Gauff of the U.S. celebrates winning her fourth round match against Poland's Magdalena Frech REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Fourth seed Coco Gauff was happy to avoid another Grand Slam "dogfight" as the American reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open for the first time with a 6-1 6-2 win over Pole Magdalena Frech on Sunday.

The U.S. Open champion, who has yet to drop a set at the Melbourne Park major this year, broke the unseeded Frech in the opening game at a chilly Rod Laver Arena and never let her settle into a rhythm.