Cori Gauff is about to start her campaign in Paris, where she will face Aleksandra Krunic in the first round. Coco is having a solid run on clay this year after she reached the semi-finals in Rome and she won the title in Parma.
At only 17 years of age, the young American is one of the players to watch at this French Open. It’s worth noticing that because of her age, Coco Gauff tennis participated in the French Open only on 2 occasions and her best result was reaching the second round in 2020.
She is expected to do much better this year. This is her projected draw.
Cori Gauff in 2021
At the moment ranked no.25 (career-high), Cori played her last match on the 22nd of May when she overcame world no.39 Qiang Wang 6-1 6-3 in the final in Parma to win her 2nd career title.
This season the American owns a composed 23-9 record. Cori clinched 1 title in Parma.
Krunic at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently the world no.213, Aleksandra has a composed 10-7 win-loss record in 2021. Aleksandra is currently having a run at the French Open where she managed to beat Liudmila Samsonova 3-6 6-2 6-2, Elena Gabriela Ruse 7-5 6-4 and Olga Govortsova 6-2 6-3.
Aleksandra Krunic will take on the world no.25 Cori Gauff in the 1st round on Tuesday at 7:00 pm on Court 6. They have never played each other until now in top competitions.
Cori Gauff and Aleksandra Krunic have never fought against each other.
