A former Top 4 doubles player, the California-born 26-year-old is fresh off her first major main-draw win and will face the biggest test of her bourgeoning singles career on Thursday.

The decision earned a thumbs up from Coco Gauff's coach Brad Gilbert.

The top seeds extended their Grand Slam tournament winning streak to 24 matches with a victory over Japan’s Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara to win the women’s doubles title in Melbourne.