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.”
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
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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