Cori Gauff gets by Ons Jabeur 4-6 6-4 6-1 in the quarter in Lexington on Friday. Gauff will seek to keep on going in this event against Jennifer Brady in the semifinal.
Score, report, and key facts
The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that the Tunisian snatched in the 3rd game (2-1) before ultimately managing to win the set (6-4).
Ons was spot on in converting all her break points in the 3rd (1-1 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Ons didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 61 points. Jabeur won 9 points more than the American (35-26). Jabeur conceded 5 points on serve (22-5). In addition, on the other side, Gauff conceded 13 points on serve (21-13).
Gauff conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Jabeur in the 2nd game (2-0). However, that wasn’t sufficient for the American to win the set because Jabeur found the way to break back in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 5th (3-2) game. Cori kept her cool to break the Tunisian in the 8th (4-4) and in the 10th (6-4) game.
The Tunisian was eclipsed in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-4 to 6-4. However also the Tunisian won 4 consecutive games from 0-2 to 4-2
Cori was unerring in converting all her break points in the 2nd (1-0 0-40), the 8th (3-4 15-40) and the 10th game (5-4 30-40). On the other side, the Tunisian converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 3rd (0-2 15-40), the 5th (2-2 15-40) and the 7th game (4-2 30-40).
They contested 66 points. Gauff conquered the set after winning 4 more points than the Tunisian (35-31). The American dropped 20 points on serve (21-20). In addition, on the other side, Ons conceded 14 points on serve (11-14).
Gauff won the set after she broke Ons in the 4th (3-1) and in the 6th (5-1) game.
Jabeur was completely knocked out in the last 5 games of the set when the game count went from 1-1 to 6-1.
Cori converted 20% of her break points (2/10). She had 10 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 3rd (2-1 0-40 and 15-40) and the 6th game (4-1 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Jabeur was unable to convert any of her 2 break points. She had 2 break points opportunities in the 0th game (0-0 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 56 points. Cori conquered the set after winning 12 points more than Ons (34-22). The American dropped 8 points on serve (17-8). On the losing side, Ons conceded 17 points on serve (14-17).
Cori will add to her prize money $ 3,700 after conquering this match. She has won already $ 8,700 so far in this tournament. If she wins the next match, Gauff will add $ 5,300 to her earnings to get in total $ 14,000.
Match Statistics
After this match, the head to head between Gauff and Jabeur is 1-0 for Cori.
Highlights Cori Gauff vs. Ons Jabeur The Top Seed Open – Lexington
Draw and next match H2H: Cori Gauff vs. Jennifer Brady – stats
Gauff will come up against Brady in the semifinal.
There is no head to head record between Cori Gauff and Jennifer Brady since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Tennis Scores in Lexington
- Shelby RogersRogers – Serena WilliamsWilliams (1-6 6-4 7-65) – Stats and score progression
- Jennifer BradyBrady – Marie BouzkovaBouzkova (6-1 6-2) – Stats and score progression
- Jil TeichmannTeichmann – Catherine Cartan BellisCartan Bellis (6-2 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Cori GauffGauff – Ons JabeurJabeur (4-6 6-4 6-1) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Shelby RogersRogers – Jil TeichmannTeichmann (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Jennifer BradyBrady – Cori GauffGauff (0-0) – H2H details and stats
