Cori Gauff likens her rivalry with Naomi Osaka to the epic one between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Coco and Naomi are going to clash against each other in a tasty second round at the WTA500 in San Jose. They are expected to play on Thursday.
When asked to comment about the relationship, Coco replied:
“From a competitive standpoint it would be like Federer and Nadal. I mean emotion-wise. When we’re on court we’re going to fight really hard against each other but off the court we have nothing but respect for each other for what we do on and off the court.”
The H2H
Cori Gauff and Naomi Osaka played each other 3 times. Their record is 2-1 for Osaka. Previously, the last time they competed against each other, Naomi Osaka won 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Cincinnati (Western & Southern Open) in August 2021.
Gauff in San Jose, ranking, and results in 2022
WLWWLWWWWL Currently the world no.11 (career-high), the American achieved a 26-13 win-loss record in 2022. Cori is now competing in San Jose where she overcame the world no.52 Anhelina Kalinina 6-1 6-0.
Cori Gauff will play the world no.41 Naomi Osaka in the 2nd round. Their actual head to head record is 2-1 for Osaka.
The American reached the final at the French Open.
Osaka in San Jose, ranking, and results in 2022
Currently the world no.41, the Japanese achieved a 13-5 win-loss record in 2022. The Japanese is currently having a run in San Jose where she managed to beat the world no.51 Qinwen Zheng 6-4 3-6 6-1.
Naomi Osaka will come up against the world no.11 Cori Gauff in the 2nd round. Their actual record is 2-1 for Osaka.
Naomi got to the final in Miami (Miami Open).
Osaka won 7 titles in her career: all of them conquered on hard courts. (See the list of her titles)
Roger Federer in 2022
Ranked world no.97, the Swiss played his last match on the 7th of July 2021 when he was overcome by world no.11 Hubert Hurkacz 6-3 7-6(4) 6-0 in the quarter in Wimbledon (draw).
This season Federer has a 0-0 win-loss record.
Rafael Nadal in 2022
At the moment ranked no.3, Rafael played his last match on the 6th of July when he overcame world no.13 Taylor Fritz 3-6 7-5 3-6 7-5 7-6(4) in the quarter in Wimbledon (draw).
Presently, during this year Nadal has a 35-3 win-loss record. Rafael conquered 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, at the Australian Open, in Acapulco and at the French Open. Rafael was the runner-up in Indian Wells.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal played each other 40 times. The head to head is 24-16 for Nadal. Previously, the last time they competed against each other, Roger Federer won 7-6(3) 1-6 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in London (Wimbledon) in July 2019.
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