Coco Gauff escapes Belinda Bencic at Australian Open to snap Grand Slam exit streak

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MELBOURNE, Australia — Coco Gauff got over the speed bump that tripped her up in the past two Grand Slams, beating Belinda Bencic of Switzerland in three sets Sunday to advance to the Australian Open quarterfinals. Gauff, the biggest star in the sport, lost in the fourth round in her last two Grand Slams. She fought her way back from a set down in Melbourne, using her intrinsic competitive grit and a newly rediscovered fearlessness to dodge what would have been the biggest upset of the tournament so far. It was far from perfect — mostly because of Bencic. The Olympic gold medalist in Tokyo...