In the third-round interview at the Miami Open, Coco Gauff discussed her challenging potential match against Naomi Osaka. She acknowledged the difficulties of facing a strong hitter like Osaka, who leaves little room for error.
Gauff revealed her strategy of staying aggressive while also weathering the storm and keeping the match even. She experimented with a serve and volley strategy and expressed her eagerness to face Osaka or Caroline Garcia in upcoming rounds potentially. Excited about performing well at home, Gauff expressed her aspirations of winning the trophy, having grown up attending the tournament. She concluded by thanking the interviewer for the kind words and wishing herself luck in the next round.
Gauff in Miami, ranking, and results in 2024
WWLWWLWWWW At the moment ranked no.3 (career-high), Coco has managed to achieve a compiled 18-4 record in 2024. Coco is playing at the moment in Miami where she defeated the world no.78 Nadia Podoroska 6-1 6-2 and the world no.84 Oceane Dodin 6-4 6-0.
Gauff has won 1 title in 2024 in Auckland.
The American won 7 titles in her career: 5 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 1 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
Osaka in Miami, ranking, and results in 2024
LWWWLWLWLW Currently the world no.229, the Japanese achieved a 7-5 win-loss record in 2024. Osaka is now playing in Miami where she beat the world no.51 Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-3 6-4 and the world no.17 Elina Svitolina 6-2 7-65.
Naomi Osaka will come up against the world no.27 Caroline Garcia in the 3rd round on Sunday at 4:00 pm on GRANDSTAND. Their actual record is 2-1 for Osaka.
Naomi won 7 titles in her career: all of them conquered on hard courts. (See the list of her titles)
Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka have never faced off.
