The reigning US Open champion needed just over an hour to beat Parks – 6-0 6-2 – and progress into the fourth round at Melbourne Park.
Gauff and Parks have known each other for over a decade, since practising together in Florida as children.
“I just know [Parks] as a person, that she’s a similar mindset to me, has a lot of big goals and expects a lot from herself.
Mirra Andreeva staged a remarkable comeback to reach the fourth round.
Winner.”Andreeva will face either Australian Storm Hunter or Czech Barbora Krejcikova in the fourth round, while Gauff will play Poland’s Magdalena Frech.
Persons:
Coco Gauff, Parks, Gauff, “, ” Gauff, Andreeva, France’s Diane Parry, Mirra Andreeva, Julian Finney, ” Andreeva, ”, Andy Murray, she’s, Storm Hunter, Poland’s Magdalena Frech
Organizations:
CNN, Parks –, Melbourne, Parks, Getty, Twitter, Storm
Locations:
Parks, Florida, Australia, Russian, Melbourne