The meeting lasted 1 hour 7 minutes and ended with a score of 6: 3, 6: 4 in favor of the 15-year-old American tennis player.

Thus, Osaka, ranked fourth in the WTA ranking, resigned as champion of the Australian Open.

In the fourth round, Gauff, who occupies the 67th place in the ranking, will play either with compatriot Sofya Kenin or with Chinese Zhang Shuai.

Earlier it was reported that Serena Williams was not able to get into the fourth round of the Australian Open.