After defeating the young player to get to the Australian Open final, Aryna Sabalenka showered Coco Gauff with admiration.
According to their head-to-head record, the 25-year-old was behind her opponent heading into their semi-final match on Thursday. However, Sabalenka gave an incredible performance to secure her spot in the final match on Saturday.
There have now been seven meetings between Sabalenka and Gauff. Additionally, Sabalenka acknowledged how much she enjoyed their matches while also sending an encouraging note to her opponent.
Sabalenka appreciated Gauff in the post-match interview and said: “As I said before, it’s always a great fight. She’s an incredible player. I enjoy playing with her. Win or lose, it’s always a great match. She’s a great player. I hope that in the future we’re going to play many more finals. Hopefully, I’m going to win all of them! I enjoy playing her.”
Aryna Sabalenka after beating Coco Gauff at Australian Open:
“She’s an incredible player. I really enjoy playing her… Win or lose, it’s great matches. I really hope in the future we’re gonna play many more finals. Hopefully I’m gonna win all of them” 😂 pic.twitter.com/yjAvcZtzyP
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) January 25, 2024
Sabalenka at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2024
LWLWWWWLWW At the moment ranked no.2, Sabalenka has managed to achieve a 10-1 match record in 2024. Sabalenka is participating at the Australian Open where she managed to beat the world no.173 Ella Seidel 6-0 6-1, the world no.107 Brenda Fruhvirtova 6-3 6-2, the world no.33 Lesya Tsurenko 6-0 6-0, the world no.442 Amanda Anisimova 6-3 6-2, the world no.11 Barbora Krejcikova 6-2 6-3 and the world no.4 Cori Gauff 7-62 6-4.
Aryna Sabalenka will face the world no.15 Qinwen Zheng in the final. Their current record is 1-0 for Sabalenka.
The Belarussian was the runner-up in Brisbane (Brisbane International).
Sabalenka won 13 titles in her career: 9 on hard courts, 2 on clay courts and 2 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
Coco Gauff in 2024
LWWWLWWLWW Ranked world no.4, Gauff played her last match on the 25th of January when she surrendered to world no.2 Aryna Sabalenka 7-6(2) 6-4 in the semifinal of the Australian Open (draw).
Currently, during this year Gauff has achieved an overall 10-1 win-loss record. Gauff clinched 1 title in Auckland.
Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff faced off 7 times. Their head to head is 4-3 for Gauff. Before, the last time they fought against each other, Aryna Sabalenka won 7-6(2) 6-4 in the semifinal in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 25th of January 2024.
Here are the highlights.
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