Cori Gauff and Karolina Pliskova will clash as early as in the 1st round in Madrid, while Naomi Osaka will be opposed to a qualifier. Cori Gauff and Karolina Pliskova have never squared off so far.
Pliskova
Pliskova is trying to find her way in this season that has not been very successful for her. The best result for Karolina was just reaching the quarter-finals in Doha and Stuttgart. Furthermore, she had just reached the third round at the Australian Open. When the former number 1 hired Sascha Bajin as her new coach, she was hoping to reach another level so as to finally conquer her maiden slam. Things are not going as she wished.
Naomi Osaka
Naomi Osaka is finally back to competitions after 1 month. She lost in the quarterfinals of the Miami Open at the end of Maria Sakkari in her last match. Naomi Osaka has played only three tournaments in 2021. Naomi will face a qualifier in the first round before facing either Karolina Muchova or Qiang Wang in the second round.
Cori Gauff in 2021
Ranked world no.35 (career-high), the American played her last match on the 9th of April when she capitulated to world no.25 Ons Jabeur 6-3 6-3 in the quarter in Charleston (draw).
Until now, during this year Cori has managed to achieve a 14-7 record. Cori Gauff’s best achievement of this season was reaching the semifinal in Adelaide.
Karolina Pliskova in 2021
Ranked no.9, Pliskova played her last match on the 23rd of April when she lost to world no.1 Ashleigh Barty 2-6 6-1 7-5 in the quarter in Stuttgart (draw).
Until now, during this year the Czech has a 9-7 record.
Naomi Osaka in 2021
Currently the world no.2, Osaka played her last match on the 31st of March when she lost to world no.19 Maria Sakkari 6-0 6-4 in the quarter in Miami (draw).
Currently, during this year Naomi has a 12-1 win-loss record. The Japanese clinched 1 title at the Australian Open.
