WTA Finals: Coco Gauff vs. Markéta Vondroušová Preview, Head-To-Head, and Prediction

The WTA Finals are already underway, and some exhibitions of amazing tennis have aroused everyone’s interest. After enjoying a reasonable season, the top 8 WTA players are now gracing the outdoor hardcourt tournament taking place in Cancun. The list of participants in the round-robin event also includes two reigning Grand Slam champions, Coco Gauff and Markéta Vondroušová.

In the season-ending championship, it’s now all lined up for a group-stage matchup between the two young elite players on the women’s tour. With both of these WTA superstars experiencing a breakthrough this season, it will be interesting to see who prevails in this meeting.

Justifying her rankings as world No. 3, the American tennis star started the round-robin tournament with a bang. While pulling off a bagel, Coco Gauff thumped her Tunisian opponent, Ons Jabeur, in the first group stage match, 6-0, 6-1. The 19-year-old, though, was unable to repeat her exploits in the following match, as she was defeated 6-0, 7-5, by Iga Świątek, the second seed.

Markéta Vondroušová, on the other hand, has not yet tasted any success at the season-ending championship. The Czech tennis player has faced two consecutive defeats at the WTA Finals, starting with her thumping group stage loss at the hands of the Pole, Świątek, 7-6, 6-0. With another defeat against Ons Jabeur, the reigning Wimbledon champion has now failed to secure a place in the semifinal rounds in Cancun.

Coco Gauff vs. Markéta Vondroušová: Head-to-Head Record

The two reigning Grand Slam champions have only met twice on the tour, with their third encounter now taking place in Cancun. Gauff and Vondroušová first confronted each other at the Dubai Duty Free Championships, where the tennis prodigy prevailed in a three-set match,  3-6, 6-0, 6-4.

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This season’s Montreal Open was another event where the new major title winners once again locked horns on the court. And once again, it was the young American tennis sensation who overcame Vondroušová and extended her H2H lead, 2-0.

Prediction: Coco Gauff to win and move to the latter stages

Considering that the American needs to win this match to go to the semifinals, she will triumph over her Czech opponent. Gauff will take full advantage of the fact that Vondroušová has already been eliminated from the competition to secure a straight-set victory.

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