Cori Gauff gets the better of Marketa Vondrousova 3-6 6-0 6-4 in the 2nd round in Dubai on Tuesday. Gauff will engage against Tereza Martincova in the 3rd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 58 minutes.
There was a little bit of a spat between the 2 players. Apparently, everything started when Coco blasted a ball at Marketa when they were both at the net. Then everything escalated.
No apology from Vondrousova for the let cord. (One went against her earlier)#YouOweMeAnApology pic.twitter.com/mIBr9Eh7Yb
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A bit of drama as Gauff complains about Vondrousova using her racquet after the toss. She wanted a fault. Vondrousova said she does the same thing. #DDFTennis pic.twitter.com/E20SvETJfw
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Highlights Cori Gauff vs. Marketa Vondrousova Dubai Duty Free Championships – Dubai
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the American scored 100 points vs. Marketa’s 88.
Gauff
Cori won this match even if she was battling in converting her break points after she converted only 41% (7/17) of the procured opportunities.
Vondrousova
On the other side, the Czech was far from perfect in converting her break points (only 33% – 5/15). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this encounter, the head to head between Gauff and Vondrousova is 1-0 for Cori.
Draw and next match H2H: Cori Gauff vs. Tereza Martincova – stats
Gauff will square off with Martincova in the 3rd round.
This will be the 2nd time that Cori Gauff and Tereza Martincova fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Martincova (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Martincova won 6-0 4-6 6-2 in the quarter in Gaudens back in 2019.
Live score progression and stats
Martincova got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Gauff in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Notwithstanding, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for the Czech to win the set as Gauff succeeded in breaking back in the 4th (1-3) and in the 6th (2-4) game. Marketa maintained her focus to break Cori in the 5th (4-1) and in the 9th (6-3) game.
They contested 64 points. The Czech conquered the set after winning 8 points more than the American (36-28). Marketa surrendered 12 points on serve (12-12). on the other side of the court, the American conceded 23 points on serve (15-23).
There was not much of a fight in this set because Gauff conceded no games to Vondrousova before winning the set 6-0.
Gauff lost 12 points on serve (18-12). Regarding the other side of the net, Marketa conceded 21 points on serve (15-21).
The American won the set after she broke the Czech in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (4-3) game. Vondrousova tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (3-3) game. Anyhow, the American didn’t blink to win the set 6-4.
Gauff converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40) and the 7th game (3-3 40-A and 40-A). Also, on the other side, Vondrousova converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (1-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (2-3 15-40).
They contested 62 points. Gauff won 6 more points than the Czech (34-28). The American dropped 11 points on serve (18-11). on the other side of the net, the Czech conceded 16 points on serve (17-16).
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