H2H. Aryna Sabalenka vs Cori Gauff | Lexington prediction, odds, preview, pick

Lexington. Sabalenka and Gauff will play each other in the 2nd round of the The Top Seed Open. See the H2H stats, odds, preview and predictions of their upcoming match

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Prediction and head to head Aryna Sabalenka vs. Cori Gauff

Aryna Sabalenka and Cori Gauff will face off in the 2nd round of the The Top Seed Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 3 pm on Center Court. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Aryna Sabalenka who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Aryna Sabalenka is the pick to win this match.
Aryna Sabalenka -> 1.50
Cori Gauff -> 2.50

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Prediction and head to head Aryna Sabalenka vs. Cori Gauff

There is no head to head record between Aryna Sabalenka and Cori Gauff since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Aryna Sabalenka

Ranked no. 11, the Belarussian got to the 2nd round after defeating Madison Brengle 6-1 6-75 6-2.

In the 1st round, Aryna defeated Brengle (6-1 6-75 6-2). During the match Sabalenka scored 114 points vs Brengle’s 97. The Belarussian was extremely aggressive to blast 43 winners.

Talking about the service games, Sabalenka made 8 aces and she was not very solid on her 2nd serve to score 11 double faults. Aryna Sabalenka lost the serve 4 times and she saved 11 break points. Furthermore, Sabalenka put 52% of her first serves in, winning 65% (43/66) of the points behind her 1st serve and 48% (29/61) on the 2nd serve. The Belarussian broke Brengle 8 times after converting 57% of her break points (8/14).

Sabalenka has a negative win-loss record in the last 5 years having won 29% of her matches (328-136). 12-4 on hard in 2020. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this event, Sabalenka has a 169-95 record in the last 5 years on hard.

Her best result of the year was winning the title in Doha where she overcame Petra Kvitova in the final 6-3 6-3.

Aryna has a 13-5 win-loss record in 2020, 12-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Lexington

Aryna didn’t compete in Lexington in 2019.

Cori Gauff

Ranked no. 53, the American reached the 2nd round after beating Caroline Dolehide 7-5 7-5.

In the 1st round, Gauff had a good straight sets win against Dolehide (7-5 7-5). During the match Gauff scored 79 points vs Dolehide’s 67. Cori was extremely aggressive to blast 33 winners.

Talking about serving, Gauff bagged 8 aces and she committed only 6 double faults. Cori Gauff lost the serve twice and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Gauff put 55% of her first serves in, winning 80% (33/41) of the points behind her 1st serve and 44% (15/34) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Dolehide 4 times after converting 67% of her break points (4/6).

Gauff has a solid win-loss record in the last 4 years having won 65% of her matches (66-35). 5-2 on hard in 2020. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this competition, Gauff has a 60-25 record in the last 4 years on hard.

The American has a 5-2 win-loss record in 2020, 5-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Lexington

Gauff didn’t play in Lexington in 2019.

Live score

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H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points Sabalenka Gauff
Match played 1 1
Tot Set 3 2
Tot Games 28 24
Pts 114-97 79-67
Total Points 211 146
Winners 43 33
%Winners 38% 42%

Both Sabalenka and Gauff played 1 match. At the moment, Aryna Sabalenka dropped 1 set while Cori Gauff hasn’t dropped a set so far. Sabalenka has played 1 sets more than Gauff (3 vs 2). Therefore, Sabalenka played 4 games more than Gauff. Sabalenka scored 43 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Gauff scored 33 winners (42%).

Serve Performance

Serve Sabalenka Gauff
Aces 8 8
Avg per match 8 8
1st in 66/127 41/75
%1st in 52% 55%
1st pts 43/66 33/41
%1st pts 65% 80%
2nd pts 29/61 15/34
%2nd pts 48% 44%

Sabalenka managed to score 8 aces . Gauff struck 8 aces . Sabalenka won 65% points behind her first serve. She quite strong on her second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Gauff won 80% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 44% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Sabalenka Gauff
Won 8 4
Converted 8/14 4/6
% Converted 57% 67%
Conceded 15 7
Saved 11 5
% Saved 73% 71%
Times Broken 4 2

The Belarussian broke her opponent 8 times with a 57% conversion rate. The Belarussian conceded her serve 4 times and she saved 73% of the break points that she conceded. Cori broke her opponent 4 times with a 67% conversion rate. Gauff conceded her serve twice and she saved 71% of the break points that she conceded.

Sabalenka
R1
Brengle		 Total
Score 6-1 6-75 6-2
Tot Set 3 3
Tot Games 28 28
pts 114-97 114-97
Total points 211 211
Winners 43 43
%Winners 38% 38%
SERVE
Aces 8 8
Double Faults 11 11
1st in 66/127 66/127
% 1st in 52% 52%
1st pts 43/66 43/66
% 1st pts 65% 65%
2nd pts 29/61 29/61
% 2nd pts 48% 48%
Breaks
Won 8 8
Converted 8/14 8/14
Converted % 57% 57%
Conceded 15 15
Saved 11/15 11
Saved % 73% 73%
Times Broken 4 300
Gauff
R1
Dolehide		 Total
Score 7-5 7-5
Tot Set 2 2
Tot Games 24 24
pts 79-67 79-67
Total points 146 146
Winners 33 33
%Winners 42% 42%
SERVE
Aces 8 8
Double Faults 6 6
1st in 41/75 41/75
% 1st in 55% 55%
1st pts 33/41 33/41
% 1st pts 80% 80%
2nd pts 15/34 15/34
% 2nd pts 44% 44%
Breaks
Won 4 4
Converted 4/6 4/6
Converted % 67% 67%
Conceded 7 7
Saved 5/7 5
Saved % 71% 71%
Times Broken 2 100

Head 2 Head

Aryna Sabalenka
  • 2Slam
  • 14Main
  • 4ITF
  • 2Minor
Cori Gauff
  • 1Slam
  • 7Main
  • 0ITF
  • 0Minor

Aryna
Sabalenka

3:4

Cori
Gauff

Rank

2

High

1

2Hard3

0Clay1

1I.hard0

Rank

3

High

3

Win Loss
Sabalenka
WWWWWWLLWW
Gauff
LWWWWLWWLW
2024 2023 2022
25 - 7
25 - 8
14-4
Hard
18-5
11-3
Clay
7-3

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