Sofia Kenin and Cori Gauff will clash against each other in the 4th round of the Australian Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 2.30 pm (NB) on the Melbourne Arena. Here you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Sofia Kenin who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Sofia Kenin is the pick to win this match.
Sofia Kenin -> 1.57
Cori Gauff -> 2.37
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Prediction and head to head Sofia Kenin vs. Cori Gauff
There is no head to head record between Sofia Kenin and Cori Gauff since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Sofia Kenin
Ranked no. 15, Kenin reached the 4th round after defeating Martina Trevisan 6-2 6-4, Ann Li 6-1 6-3 and Shuai Zhang 7-5 7-67.
In the 3rd round, Sofia had a good straight sets win against Zhang (7-5 7-67). During the match Kenin scored 99 points vs Zhang’s 95. Kenin was extremely aggressive to blast 45 winners.
Talking about serving, Kenin scored just 1 ace during the entire match and she committed only 2 double faults. Sofia Kenin lost the serve 3 times and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Kenin put 75% of her first serves in, winning 60% (45/75) of the points behind her 1st serve and 64% (16/25) on the 2nd serve. Sofia broke Zhang 4 times after converting 36% of her break points (4/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American hasn’t lost yet a set in this tournament to win 55% of the points she played.
Kenin has a unfavourable win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 34% of her matches (391-204). 5-2 on hard in 2020. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this event, Kenin has a 108-70 record in the last 7 years on hard.
The American has a 5-2 win-loss record in 2020, 5-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open
The American lost in the 2nd round 6-3 6-75 6-4 to Simona Halep.
Cori Gauff
Ranked no. 67, Gauff reached the 4th round after defeating Venus Williams 7-65 6-3, Sorana Cirstea 4-6 6-3 7-5 and Naomi Osaka 6-3 6-4.
In the 3rd round, Cori had a good straight sets win against Osaka (6-3 6-4). During the match Gauff scored 60 points vs Osaka’s 45. The American was extremely aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Talking about serving, Gauff scored just 1 ace during the entire match and she committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Cori Gauff was extremely effective on serve to win 76% (32/42) of her 1st serve and 64% (9/14) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent her to concede the serve once. Gauff broke Osaka 3 times after converting 75% of her break points (3/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Cori has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points she played.
Gauff has a solid win-loss record in the last 4 years having won 68% of her matches (42-20). 4-1 on hard in 2020. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Gauff has a 39-13 win-loss record in the last 4 years on hard.
The American has a 4-1 win-loss record in 2020, 4-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open
Cori didn’t play at the Australian Open in 2019.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kenin | Gauff |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 59 | 72 |
| Pts | 223-179 | 232-205 |
| Total Points | 402 | 437 |
| Winners | 95 | 111 |
| %Winners | 43% | 48% |
Both Kenin and Gauff played 3 matches. At the moment, Cori Gauff conceded 1 set while Sofia Kenin hasn’t conceded a set so far. Kenin has played 1 sets less than Gauff (6 vs 7). Therefore, Kenin played 13 games less than Gauff. Kenin scored 95 winners (43% on total points). On the other side, Gauff blasted 111 winners (48%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kenin | Gauff |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 1st in | 143/196 | 148/224 |
| %1st in | 73% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 95/143 | 111/148 |
| %1st pts | 66% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 31/53 | 42/76 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 55% |
Kenin blasted 5 aces (1.7 per match). Gauff blasted 5 aces (1.7 per match). Kenin won 66% points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Gauff won 75% points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kenin | Gauff |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 14 | 8 |
| Converted | 14/31 | 8/14 |
| % Converted | 45% | 57% |
| Conceded | 12 | 6 |
| Saved | 6 | 2 |
| % Saved | 50% | 33% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 4 |
The American broke her opponents 14 times with 45% conversion rate. Kenin conceded her serve 6 times and she saved 50% of the break points that she conceded. The American broke her opponents 8 times with 57% conversion rate. Cori conceded her serve 4 times and she saved 33% of the break points that she conceded.
| Kenin | |||||
| R1 Trevisan |
R2 Li |
R3 Zhang |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 6-1 6-3 | 7-5 7-67 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 16 | 25 | 59 | |
| pts | 67-48 | 57-36 | 99-95 | 223-179 | |
| Total points | 115 | 93 | 194 | 402 | |
| Winners | 24 | 26 | 45 | 95 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 46% | 45% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 35/47 | 33/49 | 75/100 | 143/196 | |
| % 1st in | 74% | 67% | 75% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 24/35 | 26/33 | 45/75 | 95/143 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 79% | 60% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/12 | 7/16 | 16/25 | 31/53 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 44% | 64% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 5/8 | 4/11 | 14/31 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 63% | 36% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | |
| Saved | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 33% | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Gauff | |||||
| R1 Williams |
R2 Cirstea |
R3 Osaka |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 6-3 | 4-6 6-3 7-5 | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 31 | 19 | 72 | |
| pts | 78-68 | 94-92 | 60-45 | 232-205 | |
| Total points | 146 | 186 | 105 | 437 | |
| Winners | 33 | 46 | 32 | 111 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 49% | 53% | 48% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 9 | 4 | 17 | |
| 1st in | 43/74 | 63/94 | 42/56 | 148/224 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 67% | 75% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 33/43 | 46/63 | 32/42 | 111/148 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 73% | 76% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/31 | 14/31 | 9/14 | 42/76 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 45% | 64% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Converted | 2/6 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 8/14 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 75% | 75% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Saved | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 100% | 50% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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