Coco Gauff training in Madrid. Naomi Osaka also already in Spain while Serena Williams will not compete

Coco Gauff seems to be in great form when swinging in Madrid

Coco Gauff In Madrid

Cori Gauff is finally in Madrid, where she is about to start the European clay-court season. The American sensation played in Charlestown at the beginning of the month, but she struggled with injury. Eventually, she took a couple of weeks off to recover and she is now in Madrid, where she will try to have a good run at the local tournament. It’s worth noticing that the young American has never played in this tournament in Madrid so far.

Coco posted a nice video of her grinding on clay court. She looks ready to go.

The tournament will have the presence of almost all the top players, including Naomi Osaka, who posted a video of her flying to Europe. Serena Williams decided not to play in Spain because she’s not on great terms with the ownership of the tournament.

 

Cori Gauff in 2021

Cori Gauff Stats info

Ranked world no.35 (career-high), Cori played her last match on the 9th of April when she lost to world no.25 Ons Jabeur 6-3 6-3 in the quarter in Charleston (draw).

Presently, during this year Gauff has achieved a compiled 14-7 record. Cori Gauff’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in Adelaide.

Gauff
Charleston
Gauff's Record
 

Naomi Osaka in 2021

Naomi Osaka Stats info

Now the world no.2, Osaka played her last match on the 31st of March when she capitulated to world no.19 Maria Sakkari 6-0 6-4 in the quarter in Miami (draw).

This season Osaka achieved an overall 12-1 record. The Japanese has won 1 title at the Australian Open.

Osaka
Miami
Osaka's Record

Cori Gauff and Naomi Osaka clashed against each other only on 2 occasions. Their record is 1-1. Previously, the last time they locked horns, Cori Gauff won 6-3 6-4 in the 3rd round in Melbourne (Australian Open) in January 2020.

In the following video, you can watch the key moments of their match.

Serena Williams in 2021

Serena Williams Stats info

Currently ranked no.8, the American played her last match on the 18th of February when she was defeated by world no.2 Naomi Osaka 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal of the Australian Open (draw).

This season the American has a 8-1 match record. Serena Williams’s most significant performance of the present year was reaching the semifinal in Melbourne and at the Australian Open.

Serena Williams
Australian Open
Serena Williams's Record