Cori Gauff and Leylah Annie Fernandez will fight against each other in the 3rd round of the Australian Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 7:00 pm on Margaret Court Arena. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Cori Gauff who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Cori Gauff is the pick to win this match.
Cori Gauff -> 1.155
Leylah Annie Fernandez -> 5.35
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Prediction and head to head Cori Gauff vs. Leylah Annie Fernandez
This will be the 2nd time that Cori Gauff and Leylah Annie Fernandez square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Gauff (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Gauff won 6-3 6-2 in the R in Australia back in 2024.
Highlights Cori Gauff vs Leylah Annie Fernandez – Australia 29-December-2024
Cori Gauff
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34-11 | 16-6 | 18-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 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. 3, the American reached the 3rd round after beating Sofia Kenin 6-3 6-3 and Jodie Anna Burrage 6-3 7-5.
In the 2nd round, Gauff had a good straight sets win against Anna Burrage (6-3 7-5). During the match, Gauff scored 75 points vs Anna Burrage’s 60. Cori was quite aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Regarding the service games, Gauff bagged 3 aces and she committed only 7 double faults. Cori Gauff lost the serve 3 times and she saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Gauff put 58% of her first serves in, winning 67% (26/39) of the points behind her 1st serve and 54% (15/28) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Anna Burrage 5 times after converting 45% of her break points (5/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American hasn’t conceded yet a set in this event to conquer 56% of the points she played.
Gauff has a fantastic win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 70% of her matches (236-100). 7-0 on hard in 2025. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this event, Gauff has a composed137-58 match record in the last 9 years on hard.
Her best result of the current season was conquering the title in Australia where she defeated Iga Swiatek in the final 6-4 6-4.
The American has an overall 7-0 win-loss record in 2025, 7-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
Leylah Annie Fernandez
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21-19 | 15-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 31-25 | 18-15 | 6-6 | 0-1 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-24 | 28-16 | 5-6 | 6-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 21-15 | 12-10 | 6-4 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 25-17 | 19-10 | 3-5 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 29, Leylah got to the 3rd round after defeating Yuliia Starodubtseva 7-5 6-4 and Cristina Bucsa 3-6 6-4 6-4.
In the 2nd round against Bucsa, The Canadian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-4 6-4). During the match Annie scored 102 points vs Bucsa’s 99. Annie was extremely aggressive to blast 38 winners.
About the serving games, Annie struck 2 aces and she committed only 7 double faults. Leylah Annie Fernandez lost the serve 3 times and she saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Annie put 57% of her first serves in, winning 60% (38/63) of the points behind her 1st serve and 62% (29/47) on the 2nd serve. Leylah broke Bucsa 3 times after converting 33% of her break points (3/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Canadian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points she played.
The Canadian has a compiled 5-2 win-loss record in 2025, 5-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
Previously, her best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2023 and 2024. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Gauff | Annie |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 39 | 51 |
| Pts | 150-119 | 188-176 |
| Total Points | 269 | 364 |
| Winners | 66 | 69 |
| %Winners | 44% | 37% |
Both Gauff and Annie played 2 matches. At the moment, Leylah Annie Fernandez surrendered 1 set while Cori Gauff hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Gauff has played 1 set(s) less than Annie (4 vs 5). Therefore, Gauff played 12 games less than Annie. Cori scored 66 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Leylah managed to score 69 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Gauff | Annie |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 15 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 7.5 | 2 |
| 1st in | 91/141 | 108/192 |
| %1st in | 65% | 56% |
| 1st pts | 66/91 | 69/108 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 64% |
| 2nd pts | 21/50 | 45/84 |
| %2nd pts | 42% | 54% |
Gauff fired 15 aces (7.5 per match). Annie fired 4 aces (2 per match). Gauff won 73% points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 42% of the points. On the other side, Annie won 64% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Gauff | Annie |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 8 |
| Converted | 9/20 | 8/19 |
| % Converted | 45% | 42% |
| Conceded | 11 | 21 |
| Saved | 7 | 15 |
| % Saved | 64% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 6 |
The American broke her opponents 9 times with a 45% conversion rate. Cori lost her serve 4 times and she saved 64% of the break points that she conceded. The Canadian broke her opponents 8 times with a 42% conversion rate. Annie conceded her serve 6 times and she saved 71% of the break points that she conceded.
| Gauff | ||||
| R1 Kenin |
R2 Anna |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | 6-3 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 21 | 39 | |
| pts | 75-59 | 75-60 | 150-119 | |
| Total points | 134 | 135 | 269 | |
| Winners | 40 | 26 | 66 | |
| %Winners | 53% | 35% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 12 | 3 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 9 | 7 | 16 | |
| 1st in | 52/74 | 39/67 | 91/141 | |
| % 1st in | 70% | 58% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 40/52 | 26/39 | 66/91 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 67% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/22 | 15/28 | 21/50 | |
| % 2nd pts | 27% | 54% | 42% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 5/11 | 9/20 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 45% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| Saved | 5/6 | 2/5 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 83% | 40% | 62% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Annie | ||||
| R1 Starodubtseva |
R2 Bucsa |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-4 | 3-6 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 29 | 51 | |
| pts | 86-77 | 102-99 | 188-176 | |
| Total points | 163 | 201 | 364 | |
| Winners | 31 | 38 | 69 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 37% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 45/82 | 63/110 | 108/192 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 57% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 31/45 | 38/63 | 69/108 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 60% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/37 | 29/47 | 45/84 | |
| % 2nd pts | 43% | 62% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 3/9 | 8/19 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 33% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 10 | 21 | |
| Saved | 8/11 | 7/10 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 73% | 70% | 72% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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