What Time Will Aryna Sabalenka Play Against Coco Gauff?
Sabalenka and Gauff are on the Day 6 Schedule at Dongfeng Voyah Wuhan Open 2024 on October 12, 2024. 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?
Today’s semifinal match at the Wuhan tournament features Aryna Sabalenka (#2) against Coco Gauff (#4). Gauff currently leads their head-to-head record with a score of 4-3. Here are some key facts about each player.
Aryna Sabalenka is no stranger to the Wuhan tournament, as this is her third appearance. She has previously won the title here in both 2018 and 2019, defeating Anett Kontaveit and Alison Riske-Amritraj in the finals, respectively. In addition to her success in Wuhan, Sabalenka has also won four WTA 1000 titles in Doha 2020, Madrid 2021 and 2023, and Cincinnati 2024. She has an impressive record of 15 consecutive wins at the Wuhan tournament and leads the Tour in hardcourt wins this season, with 36 victories. The majority of her 16 singles titles, including three this year at the Australian Open, Cincinnati, and US Open, have also come on hard courts.
On the other hand, Coco Gauff is making her debut at the Wuhan tournament this year. She is currently on a nine-match winning streak, which includes her title run at the Beijing tournament last week, where she defeated Karolina Muchova in the final. Gauff has had success on hard courts throughout her career, with seven of her eight WTA singles titles coming on this surface. The last American player to win the title in Wuhan was Venus Williams in 2015.
To summarize Sabalenka’s tournament history, she has been dominant at Wuhan, winning the title twice and achieving success in other prestigious tournaments as well. She has won her last 15 matches at the Wuhan tournament and has a strong record against Top 10 players, with 36 wins over such opponents throughout her career. Sabalenka has a favorable record against players from the United States, with a career record of 57-17 and a current record of 13-2 in 2024. She has also been ranked as the No.1 seed in 19 tournaments but has only won the title twice. Currently ranked No.2, she has won 52 matches so far in 2024, leading the Tour in hard court match wins.
As for Gauff’s tournament history, she is a newcomer to the Wuhan tournament. However, she is in excellent form, having won her second career WTA 1000 title at Beijing last week. Gauff has a record of success against Top 10 players and has a career record of 48-57 against seeded players overall. She has also reached the semifinals before, with a record of 9-14 in WTA SF matches. Her strongest record of success has come on hard courts, with seven of her eight career WTA singles titles earned on this surface. She is currently ranked No.4 and has won 50 matches so far in 2024, ranking third for match-wins this year.
Overall, both players have demonstrated their prowess on hard courts and have a history of success in their respective careers. The semifinal match between Sabalenka and Gauff promises to be an exciting clash between two talented athletes.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Sabalenka will win.
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