

What Time Will Coco Gauff Play Against Gao Xinyu?
Gauff and Xinyu are on the Day 6 Schedule at United Cup 2025 on 01 January 2025. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.
Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?
Coco Gauff, the 20-year-old American player, is currently ranked third in the WTA world ranking. She reached a career-high rank of number two in June 2024 after making it to the semi-finals at Roland Garros. In the same year, Gauff had a successful season, winning three singles titles and going undefeated in all three finals. She clinched victories at the Auckland, Beijing, and WTA Finals Riyadh tournaments, making history by becoming the first to win the WTA Finals in Riyadh. Her success in Saudi Arabia earned her a record-breaking prize money of $4.8 million. Gauff’s performance at the event was exceptional as she defeated both the world number one and number two players.
During the 2024 season, Gauff ended strong by winning 16 out of her last 19 matches. Along with her titles in Beijing and the WTA Finals, she also reached the round of 16 at the US Open and the semi-finals at Wuhan. In 2023, Gauff won her debut Grand Slam singles title at the US Open, defeating Sabalenka in the final. She added three more titles to her name that year, including her first WTA 1000 title in Cincinnati and her debut WTA 500 title in Washington DC, as well as a WTA 250 title in Auckland. In doubles, she held the co-ranking of number one with Pegula after the US Open. Gauff made her top-10 debut at the age of 18 in September 2022 following a quarter-final run at the US Open. Since then, she has remained in the top 10 every week.
It is notable that Gauff’s last loss to a player ranked 175 or lower was at the 2021 Melbourne 500 tournament when she was defeated by Katie Boluter, who was ranked 371 at the time. In the United Cup, Gauff had notable victories over Leylah Fernandez, who was ranked 31, and Donna Vekic, who was ranked 19.
On the other side, Gao Xinyu, a 27-year-old Chinese player, is currently ranked 175th in the WTA world ranking. She reached her career-high ranking of 164 on July 15, 2024. In 2024, she achieved her first career second round appearance in a main draw on the Hologic WTA Tour at Hua Hin 2, where she entered as a qualifier but lost to Hartono. She also participated in the qualifying rounds at Roland Garros and Wimbledon for the first time in her career. Throughout her career, Gao has competed in eight WTA 125 tournaments and reached her first career semi-final at the WTA 125 Contrexeville in 2024. In the United Cup, Gao replaced Zheng Qinwen and has yet to face a top 20 ranked opponent. However, she had a breakthrough by defeating the 17th-ranked Beatriz Haddad Maia in the opening round of the United Cup, marking her first victory against a top 20 player.
In summary, Coco Gauff is a rising star in women’s tennis, with an impressive record and notable victories over top-ranked players. Gao Xinyu, on the other hand, is an emerging player from China who recently achieved her career-best ranking and recorded her first top 20 win in the United Cup.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Gauff will win.
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