Cori Gauff and Donna Vekic will face off in the 2^nd round of the U.S. Open for the 3^rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 7:00 pm on Arthur Ashe Stadium. 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 -> 1.12
Donna Vekic -> 6.25

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Prediction and head to head Cori Gauff vs. Donna Vekic

This will be the 3^rd time that Cori Gauff and Donna Vekic face off. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Gauff won 6-4 6-2 in the R in Australia back in 2024.

Cori Gauff

Ranked no. 3, Gauff reached the 2^nd round after beating Ajla Tomljanovic 6-4 6-7(2) 7-5.

In the 1^st round, Cori defeated Tomljanovic (6-4 6-7² 7-5). During the match, Gauff scored 118 points vs Tomljanovic’s 110. Cori was very aggressive to blast 41 winners.

Regarding the service games, Gauff bagged 4 aces and she was not very solid on her 2nd serve to score 10 double faults. Cori Gauff lost the serve 6 times and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Gauff put 61% of her first serves in, winning 66% (41/62) of the points behind her 1st serve and 44% (17/39) on the 2nd serve. Gauff broke Tomljanovic 8 times after converting 53% of her break points (8/15).

Gauff has a fantastic win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 70% of her matches (265-112). 18-7 on hard in 2025. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Gauff has an overall148-65 win-loss record in the last 9 years on hard.

Her best result of the current year was winning the title in Australia where she overcame Iga Swiatek in the final 6-4 6-4 and at the French Open where she overcame Aryna Sabalenka in the final 6-7(5) 6-2 6-4.

The American has a composed 36-12 win-loss record in 2025, 18-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the U.S. Open

Donna Vekic

Ranked no. 49, Vekic reached the 2^nd round after defeating Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 3-6 7-5 6-3.

In the 1^st round against Bouzas Maneiro, Donna recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-5 6-3). During the match Vekic scored 91 points vs Bouzas Maneiro’s 83. Vekic was very aggressive to blast 32 winners.

About the serving games, Vekic fired 7 aces and she committed only 5 double faults. Donna Vekic lost the serve 6 times and she saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Vekic put 59% of her first serves in, winning 63% (32/51) of the points behind her 1st serve and 44% (16/36) on the 2nd serve. Vekic broke Bouzas Maneiro 7 times after converting 54% of her break points (7/13).

Donna has an aggregate 12-19 win-loss record in 2025, 7-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the U.S. Open

Previously, her best result was reaching the quarter in 2019. See her history.

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Gauff	Vekic
Match played	1	1
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	35	30
Pts	118-110	91-83
Total Points	228	174
Winners	41	32
%Winners	35%	35%

Both Gauff and Vekic played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Cori Gauff lost 1 set, while Donna Vekic conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Gauff and Vekic have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Gauff played 5 games more than Vekic. Gauff scored 41 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, Vekic bagged 32 winners (35%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Gauff	Vekic
Aces	4	7
Avg per match	4	7
1st in	62/101	51/87
%1st in	61%	59%
1st pts	41/62	32/51
%1st pts	66%	63%
2nd pts	17/39	16/36
%2nd pts	44%	44%

Gauff managed to score 4 aces . Vekic fired 7 aces . Gauff won 66% points on her first serve. She extremely effective on her second serve to win 44% of the points. On the other side, Vekic won 63% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 44% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Gauff	Vekic
Won	8	7
Converted	8/15	7/13
% Converted	53%	54%
Conceded	10	12
Saved	4	6
% Saved	40%	50%
Times Broken	6	6

Cori broke her opponent 8 times with a 53% conversion rate. Cori surrendered her serve 6 times and she saved 40% of the break points that she conceded. Vekic broke her opponent 7 times with a 54% conversion rate. Vekic conceded her serve 6 times and she saved 50% of the break points that she conceded.

Gauff
	R1 Tomljanovic	Total
Score	6-4 6-72 7-5
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	35	35
pts	118-110	118-110
Total points	228	228
Winners	41	41
%Winners	35%	35%
SERVE
Aces	4	4
Double Faults	10	10
1st in	62/101	62/101
% 1st in	61%	61%
1st pts	41/62	41/62
% 1st pts	66%	66%
2nd pts	17/39	17/39
% 2nd pts	44%	44%
Breaks
Won	8	8
Converted	8/15	8/15
Converted %	53%	53%
Conceded	10	10
Saved	4/10	4
Saved %	40%	40%
Times Broken	6	6

Vekic
	R1 Bouzas	Total
Score	3-6 7-5 6-3
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	30	30
pts	91-83	91-83
Total points	174	174
Winners	32	32
%Winners	35%	35%
SERVE
Aces	7	7
Double Faults	5	5
1st in	51/87	51/87
% 1st in	59%	59%
1st pts	32/51	32/51
% 1st pts	63%	63%
2nd pts	16/36	16/36
% 2nd pts	44%	44%
Breaks
Won	7	7
Converted	7/13	7/13
Converted %	54%	54%
Conceded	12	12
Saved	6/12	6
Saved %	50%	50%
Times Broken	6	6

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