Stuttgart Open 2024: Coco Gauff vs Sachia Vickery; Preview, Head-to-Head, Prediction

After having an extraordinary season in 2023, everyone expected Coco Gauff to repeat the same in 2024 as well. She started the season with a title triumph at the ASB Classic in Auckland. But she has failed to reach the finals of any tournament ever since then. Coco Gauff reached the QF once and SF twice so far this season. How far can she go at the Stuttgart Open? Even though the 20-year-old recently admitted that she would have loved to do a little better at the hard court season this year. But she’s now excited to kick start her clay court season.

Coco Gauff will be facing Sachia Vickery in her first match at the Porsche Arena in just a few hours from now. Both of them have idolized the Williams sisters while growing up. Who do you think will win this exciting clash between the two Floridians?

Coco Gauff vs Sachia Vickery: Preview

Despite being able to clinch only one title this year, Coco Gauff has looked quite solid this season. Will she be able to continue her form in the clay courts as well? Gauff had played her last match in Miami, where she got defeated by Caroline Garcia in the R16. The French tennis star defeated the Delray Beach resident 6-3,1-6,6-2. In that match, Coco Gauff had hit 8 aces and committed 3 double faults. Her win percentage on the first serve was 76% while on the second serve, it was 50%. She won 9 of her service games in that match.

According to Gauff’s overall record for this year, the world number 3 has managed to hit 93 aces and committed 121 double faults so far. She has won 72.6% of her service games and 48.5% of her return games. If we look at her first serve win percentage, then even there it’s quite decent with a 70.9% record in 2024.

Talking about her opponent from Hollywood, FL- Sachia Vickery is a former USTA junior national champion. She has also won three singles and 3 doubles titles on the ITF circuit. Her best result this year came at the ITF Mexico 01A, where she reached the SF. In the last match, Vickery faced the Belarusian tennis player Aliaksandra Sasnovich. She defeated Sasnovich in the first-round clash by 7-6(2),7-5 to reach the second round in Stuttgart.

In that match, Sachia Vickery could only manage to hit a single ace and committed 3 double faults in total. Vickery won 7 of her service games in that match. Now, shifting our focus to her overall stat for this year, the 28-year-old tennis player has managed to hit only 4 aces so far this season and committed 12 double faults. She has won 58.7% of her service games and 36.2% of her return games in 2024. Her first-serve win percentage is currently 63.4%. But who’s ahead in the H2H?

Gauff vs Vickery: Head-to-Head

Well, they haven’t met each other earlier on the tour. So, currently, they are level at 0-0. Sachia Vickery’s win over Aliaksandra Sasnovich was just her second main draw victory of the year. Her stats clearly show that she struggled a bit with her serves. While on the other hand, Coco Gauff has an aggressive style of play with a big serving ability.

Gauff’s agility and athleticism are two of her lethal weapons. While Vickery would love to bank on her all-court playing abilities and her strong backhand. It’s world number 3 versus the number 134. Will it be a one-sided battle?

Prediction: Gauff to win in two sets

Coco Gauff has vast experience of playing on the bigger stages of the game. She even reached the finals of the 2022 French Open. This clearly shows her ability to perform in the clay courts. Her win-loss record for this season is 18-5, while Sachia Vickery’s win-loss record in the 2024 season is 12-8. Both the tennis players are extremely good movers on the court.

But Coco Gauff has more ammunition in her armory than her opponent. If we look at her form, consistency, and her performances against top WTA stars this year, then Gauff clearly looks to be a favorite in this contest by a good margin. But having said that, tennis has always surprised us with some unusual results, so even though Coco Gauff looks to have the edge in this contest. Sachia Vickery would love to make it a tough contest.