“Revenge is best served cold“. Coco Gauff will perhaps be keen to give Ekaterina Alexandrova a taste of her own medicine when they take on each other a the R16 of the Grass Court Championships in Berlin. This will be the second year in a row that they will be taking on each other at the same stage of this tournament in the same venue. Who has the edge in the recent enticing contest? Steve Weissman and Canadian tennis star, Eugenie Bouchard recently spoke about Coco Gauff’s chances in this match in the Tennis Channel Live Podcast.

Coco Gauff is entering this tournament after her SF defeat at the hands of Iga Swiatek in the 2024 French Open. She will be keen to get back to her winning ways ahead of Wimbledon this year. But can she overcome the Russian challenge? Well, during the conversation Eugenie( Bouchard said, “Alexandrova is obviously a great player.” She revealed that she had practiced with her in the past, and that Ekaterina hits good strong and really deep. This is something she believes Coco Gauff needs to watch out on this surface.

However, she added, “Coco Gauff has turned around since the French Open…And if she can come into the nets and close some balls, use her great volleys, can give her a great advantage on grass courts.” Then the renowned American sports commentator, Steve Weissman went on to add, “Revenge is best served cold“. He wanted to remind Bouchard as well as the fans about the results of their previous meeting. The Canadian then gently agreed to his statement saying, “Yes“.

Both the players have met each other on three occasions in their careers. Currently, Coco Gauff leads the H2H scoreline with a 2-1 margin. In their first meeting at the 2021 Dubai Tennis Championships, Gauff defeated Alexandrova in a three-set thriller. After that, they faced each other at the 2023 Gras Court Championships in Berlin. The Russian tennis star came back strongly in that match and defeated the American comfortably by 6-4, 6-0, Although, Coco Gauff earned a victory in their last meeting at the 2023 China Open, this match is surely going to be an epic showdown of ‘vengeance on court’. What are her thoughts ahead of this exciting faceoff?

“There is nothing to lose” – A fearless Coco Gauff take on Ekaterina Alexandrova faceoff

Coco Gauff is the top seed this week in Berlin and now she’s all set to take on Alexandrova, who currently has a win-loss record of 17-15 this season. Ekaterina Alexandrova has already reached one final and two SFs this season and has defeated Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia in two sets in her previous match. This match is surely going to be challenging for Coco Gauff and she knows that very well. However, she has opted to take a ‘fearless’ route in this thrilling matchup.

During a recent interview, the 20-year-old American tennis star said, “Last year I didn’t do so well, so there’s nothing to lose. I’m really happy to be back on grass.” Coco Gauff reached the SF here in 2022, while her opponent made it to the semis last year in Berlin. This will be Gauff’s first match on grass this season and she has a win-loss record of 19-8 on this surface. Looking at her form it looks most likely that she’d end up on the winning side. However, in tennis, fans are quite well aware of surprises, isn’t it?