Coco Gauff, the No.3 seed, extended her winning streak to 15 matches at the China Open by defeating No.16 seed Veronika Kudermetova in a challenging third-round battle. This impressive streak began after Gauff’s early August quarterfinal loss in Montreal. Since then, she secured her first WTA 1000 title in Cincinnati and became a Grand Slam champion at the US Open. Gauff’s winning record is one of the longest on the Hologic WTA Tour this season. She is now in the quarterfinals, marking her 11th quarterfinal appearance of the year, with seven at WTA 1000 level or above. Gauff’s remarkable achievements continue to solidify her position as a rising star in women’s tennis.
She motivate herself saying, “As the season winds down, especially once I’ve secured my spot in the WTA Finals, these matches are like a bonus for me. Looking back, I felt disappointed in my performance in the first two matches. I played cautiously, not taking risks with my shots and serve. Today, I reminded myself to be more aggressive, aiming for speeds of 110-115 mph.”
“In the bigger picture, now that the pressure’s off and the Grand Slam season is behind me, I see this week as an opportunity to focus on areas that need improvement. I approached today’s match with that mindset, and I wish I had done so earlier.”
Gauff in Beijing, ranking, and results in 2023
WWWLLWLWWL Now ranked no.3 (career-high), Coco has managed to achieve a 48-13 record in 2023. The American is playing in Beijing where she managed to beat the world no.20 Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-5 6-3, the world no.48 Petra Martic 7-5 5-7 7-62 and the world no.16 Veronika Kudermetova 7-65 6-2.
Coco Gauff will play the world no.6 Maria Sakkari in the quarter on Friday at 2:30 pm on Diamond. Their current head to head is 4-2 for Sakkari.
Coco clinched 4 titles in 2023 in Auckland, Washington, Cincinnati and U.S. Open.
Coco won 6 titles in her career: 4 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 1 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
Veronika Kudermetova in 2023
LLLLWLWWWL Currently the world no.16, the Russian played her last match on the 5th of October when she was defeated by world no.3 Cori Gauff 7-6(5) 6-2 in the 3rd round in Beijing (draw).
Currently, during this season Veronika achieved a compiled 33-20 record. Veronika clinched 1 title in Tokyo. Veronika got to the final in Hertogenbosch.
Coco Gauff and Veronika Kudermetova faced off 3 times. Their current record is 2-1 for Gauff. Before, the last time they played, Coco Gauff won 7-6(5) 6-2 in the 3rd round in Beijing (China Open) on the 5th of October 2023.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
Coco Gauff and Veronika Kudermetova |
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