Cori Gauff and Ashleigh Barty are going to face off in a tasty second round in Adelaide on Wednesday (7:00 pm). Coco started a new season in the best possible way after dismissing Ulrikke Eikeri 6-2 6-1 in the first round.
While the world number 1 Ashleigh Barty is widely considered to be the hot favourite in her match against Coco, according to Taylor Townsend the young American can very well pull an upset.
Taylor commented:
“This is a very evenly-matched situation because Coco got a match and Ashleigh hasn’t really played, like Paul said. But I think I’m going to call Coco in this next. They kind of had a toe-to-toe match when they played last time. Ash had to retire but Coco has the edge a little bit. She has more power off of the groundstrokes really really imposing herself from the ground and is looking to come forward more which I love to see so I’m calling Gauff.”
Gauff in Adelaide, ranking, and results in 2022
Ranked world no.22, Gauff has managed to achieve a composed 1-0 record in 2022. The American is now competing in Adelaide where she beat Ulrikke Eikeri 6-2 6-1.
Cori Gauff will face the world no.1 Ashleigh Barty in the 2nd round on Wednesday at 7:00 pm on Centre Court. Their current record is 1-0 for Gauff.
Ashleigh Barty in 2022
WWWWWWWWWW At the moment ranked no.1, Barty played her last match on the 4th of September 2021 when she surrendered to world no.40 Shelby Rogers 6-2 1-6 7-6(5) in the 3rd round in U.S. Open (draw).
Cori Gauff and Ashleigh Barty faced off only on 1 occasion. Their actual record is 1-0 for Gauff. When they played, Cori Gauff won 4-6 1-2 ret. in the quarter in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) in May 2021.
Cori Gauff and Ashleigh Barty |
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