Cori Gauff prevails over Yuliia Starodubtseva 2-6 6-2 6-2 in the quarter in Beijing on Thursday. Gauff will seek to keep on going in this event against Paula Badosa in the semifinal. This run will match her best achievement in this competition. Here you can see her history at this event.
Coco added to her prize money $ 140,000 after winning this match. She has already won $ 325,000 till now in the tournament. If she wins the next match, Gauff will add $ 260,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 585,000.
Highlights Cori Gauff vs. Yuliia Starodubtseva China Open – Beijing
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
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After this match, the head to head between Gauff and Starodubtsewa is 1-0 for Coco.
Draw and next match H2H: Cori Gauff vs. Paula Badosa – stats
Gauff will fight against Badosa in the semifinal.
This will be the 6th time that Cori Gauff and Paula Badosa play each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Badosa (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Gauff won 5-7 6-4 6-1 in the 4th round in Rome back in May 2024.
The American was great in turning the match in the last 2 sets after losing the opener. In fact, she conceded only 4 games in the last 2 sets after winning 53 points vs. Badosa’s 32 points.
Live score progression and stats
Gauff overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Yuliia Starodubtseva in the 1st game (1-0). Yet, there was more work to do for the Ukrainian to win the set as Coco found the way to break back in the 6th (2-4) game. The Ukrainian maintained her focus to break Coco in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).
Yulia was perfect in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 3rd (2-0 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 5th (3-1 0-40), the 7th (4-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (6-1 30-40 and 40-A). Also, on the other side, Coco was flawless in converting all her break points in the 6th game (1-4 40-A and 40-A).
They played 70 points. Yulia won 10 points more than Gauff (40-30). The Ukrainian conceded 11 points on serve (17-11). On the losing side, Coco conceded 23 points on serve (19-23).
Gauff in this set didn’t concede much to the Ukrainian and eventually she won 6-2 after breaking Yulia in the 4th (3-1) and in the 8th (6-2) game.
Coco failed to serve out the set when leading 6-2 to be broken at 30.
The American converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 0-40 and 15-40) and the 8th game (5-2 40-A). On the other side, the Ukrainian was unable to convert any of her 2 break points. She had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th game (1-3 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 47 points. Gauff was the winner of the set after clinching 13 points more than Starodubtsewa (30-17). The American lost 5 points on serve (17-5). In addition, on the other side, Yulia conceded 13 points on serve (12-13).
Gauff didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Yuliia Starodubtseva in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. The American improved her lead after breaking the Ukrainian in the 8th (6-2) game before conquering the set.
They played 38 points. The American won 10 more points than Yulia (24-14). Gauff was extremely solid on serve to concede just 3 points (12-3). On the other side, the Ukrainian conceded 12 points on serve (11-12).
Tennis Scores in Beijing
- Cori GauffGauff – Yuliia StarodubtsevaStarodubtseva (2-6 6-2 6-2)
- Paula BadosaBadosa – Shuai ZhangZhang (6-1 7-64)
Upcoming matches
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Karolina MuchovaMuchova (1-2) – H2H details and stats
- Cori GauffGauff – Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert (2-3) – H2H details and stats
