H2H, PREDICTION Cori Gauff vs Danka Kovinic | Auckland odds, preview, pick

PREVIEW. Auckland. Gauff and Kovinic will clash against each other in the semifinal of the ASB Classic. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their next match

Prediction and head to head Cori Gauff vs. Danka Kovinic

Cori Gauff and Danka Kovinic will fight against each other in the semifinal of the ASB Classic for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:00 pm on Stadium. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Cori Gauff who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Cori Gauff is the pick to win this match.
Cori Gauff -> 1.147
Danka Kovinic -> 5.55

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Prediction and head to head Cori Gauff vs. Danka Kovinic

There is no head to head record between Cori Gauff and Danka Kovinic since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Cori Gauff

Cori Gauff
Cori Gauff

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
3
High
2
LLLWWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 9-3 9-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 54-18 31-10 14-5 4-1 5-2 0-0
2023 51-16 40-9 7-4 0-0 4-3 0-0
2022 38-23 23-16 10-4 0-1 5-2 0-0
2021 36-16 16-10 16-4 0-0 4-2 0-0

Ranked no. 7, the American got to the semifinal after beating Tatjana Maria 6-4 6-1, Sofia Kenin 6-4 6-4 and Lin Zhu 6-3 6-2.

In the quarter, The American had a good straight sets win against Zhu (6-3 6-2). During the match, Gauff scored 64 points vs Zhu’s 45. Gauff was extremely aggressive to blast 25 winners.

Regarding the service games, Gauff managed to score 8 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Cori Gauff was very effective on serve to win 89% (25/28) of her 1st serve and 58% (11/19) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Gauff broke Zhu 3 times after converting 23% of her break points (3/13).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Cori hasn’t conceded yet a set in this event to conquer 57% of the points she played.

Gauff has a solid win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 66% of her matches (127-66). 3-0 on hard in 2023. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this competition, Gauff has a compiled62-39 match record in the last 7 years on hard.

The American has an overall 3-0 win-loss record in 2023, 3-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Auckland

Gauff
Auckland
Gauff's Record

Danka Kovinic

Danka Kovinic
Danka Kovinic

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
573
High
46
LWWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 3-3 1-2 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 3-4 2-3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2023 16-16 4-8 10-7 2-1 0-0 0-0
2022 29-21 6-8 23-11 0-1 0-1 0-0
2021 14-20 4-12 10-6 0-1 0-1 0-0

Ranked no. 60, Danka got to the semifinal after beating Nao Hibino 6-1 6-4, Lauren Davis 4-6 6-3 6-2 and Viktoria Kuzmova 6-3 6-2.

In the quarter, Danka had a good straight sets win against Kuzmova (6-3 6-2). During the match Kovinic scored 63 points vs Kuzmova’s 42. Kovinic was extremely aggressive to blast 27 winners.

About the serving games, Kovinic fired 8 aces and she committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Danka Kovinic was very effective on serve to win 73% (27/37) of her 1st serve and 92% (11/12) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Kovinic broke Kuzmova 3 times after converting 33% of her break points (3/9).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 58% of the points she played.

Danka has a compiled 3-0 win-loss record in 2023, 3-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Kovinic
Auckland
Kovinic's Record
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H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

C.Gauff
D.Kovinic
4h:01
4h:01
Time on court​
4h:40
4h:40
1h:16
1h:16
Last match​
1h:10
1h:10
3
3
Match played
3
3
54
54
Games Played​
61
61
6
6
Set played​​
7
7
209
209
Total points​
217
217
69.7
69.7
Avg point​
72.3
72.3
79
79
Winners
96
96
26.3
26.3
Avg Winners​
32
32
38%
38%
Ratio winners
44%
44%
-- Serve --
18
18
Aces
15
15
6
6
Avg Aces
5
5
6
6
Double Faults
5
5
2
2
Avg Double Faults
1.7
1.7
79/101
79/101
1st won total​
96/130
96/130
!
78%
78%
1st won %
!
74%
74%
34/61
34/61
2nd won total​
45/74
45/74
56%
56%
2nd won %
!
61%
61%
-- Break Points --
11/33
11/33
BP won
11/19
11/19
3.7/11
3.7/11
Avg BP won
3.7/6.3
3.7/6.3
33%
33%
Won
!
58%
58%
13
13
Conceded
14
14
4.3
4.3
Avg Conceded
4.7
4.7
3
3
Broken
3
3
1
1
Avg Broken
1
1
10
10
Saved
11
11

Matches, sets, games and points

Points Gauff Kovinic
Match played 3 3
Tot Set 6 7
Tot Games 54 61
Pts 209-159 217-158
Total Points 368 375
Winners 79 96
%Winners 38% 44%

Both Gauff and Kovinic played 3 matches. At the moment, Danka Kovinic lost 1 set while Cori Gauff hasn’t conceded a set so far. Gauff has played 1 set(s) less than Kovinic (6 vs 7). Therefore, Gauff played 7 games less than Kovinic. Cori scored 79 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Kovinic scored 96 winners (44%).

Serve Performance

Serve Gauff Kovinic
Aces 18 15
Avg per match 6 5
1st in 101/162 130/204
%1st in 62% 64%
1st pts 79/101 96/130
%1st pts 78% 74%
2nd pts 34/61 45/74
%2nd pts 56% 61%

Gauff fired 18 aces (6 per match). Kovinic managed to score 15 aces (5 per match). Gauff won 78% points behind her first serve. She was rock solid on her second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Kovinic won 74% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 61% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Gauff Kovinic
Won 11 11
Converted 11/33 11/19
% Converted 33% 58%
Conceded 13 14
Saved 10 11
% Saved 77% 79%
Times Broken 3 3

The American broke her opponents 11 times with a 33% conversion rate. The American surrendered her serve 3 times and she saved 77% of the break points that she conceded. The broke her opponents 11 times with a 58% conversion rate. Kovinic conceded her serve 3 times and she saved 79% of the break points that she conceded.

Gauff
R1
Maria
R2
Kenin
1/4
Zhu
Total
Score 6-4 6-1 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-2
Tot Set 2 2 2 6
Tot Games 17 20 17 54
pts 73-52 72-62 64-45 209-159
Total points 125 134 109 368
Winners 21 33 25 79
%Winners 29% 46% 39% 38%
SERVE
Aces 1 9 8 18
Double Faults 2 2 2 6
1st in 30/53 43/62 28/47 101/162
% 1st in 57% 69% 60% 62%
1st pts 21/30 33/43 25/28 79/101
% 1st pts 70% 77% 89% 78%
2nd pts 14/23 9/19 11/19 34/61
% 2nd pts 61% 47% 58% 56%
Breaks
Won 5 3 3 11
Converted 5/13 3/7 3/13 11/33
Converted % 38% 43% 23% 33%
Conceded 6 7 0 13
Saved 4/6 6/7 0/0 10
Saved % 67% 86% 51%
Times Broken 2 1 0 3
Kovinic
R1
Hibino
R2
Davis
1/4
Kuzmova
Total
Score 6-1 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-2
Tot Set 2 3 2 7
Tot Games 17 27 17 61
pts 63-39 91-77 63-42 217-158
Total points 102 168 105 375
Winners 28 41 27 96
%Winners 44% 45% 43% 44%
SERVE
Aces 4 3 8 15
Double Faults 2 2 1 5
1st in 33/55 60/100 37/49 130/204
% 1st in 60% 60% 76% 64%
1st pts 28/33 41/60 27/37 96/130
% 1st pts 85% 68% 73% 74%
2nd pts 11/22 23/40 11/12 45/74
% 2nd pts 50% 58% 92% 61%
Breaks
Won 4 4 3 11
Converted 4/6 4/4 3/9 11/19
Converted % 67% 100% 33% 58%
Conceded 4 10 0 14
Saved 3/4 8/10 0/0 11
Saved % 75% 80% 52%
Times Broken 1 2 0 3

Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Gauff
LLLWWWWWWW
Kovinic
LWWLWL
2025 2024 2023
9 - 3
3 - 3
9-3
Hard
1-2
0-0
Clay
2-1

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