Magdalena Frech vs Coco Gauff Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA Australian Open

Prediction published on 20/01/2024, 02:25  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 20/01/2024 at 12:00 in Tennis Predictions

The in-form Cori Gauff, fourth seed, and the unseeded Magdalena Frech will battle each other in the fourth round at the Australian Open. A quarterfinal showdown with either Marta Kostyuk or Maria Timofeeva will then await the winner. Magdalena Frech is in the fourth round at a Grand Slam for the first time in her career. She defeated the qualifier Anastasia Zakharova in three sets to achieve this feat. Before the tie with Zakharova, Frech had defeated the seeded Caroline Garcia in straight sets. She will therefore arrive for this match confident of causing an upset. Frech, who is now up to a career-high 49th placing in the live ranking, has won six of eight matches this year.

Cori Gauff has started the season in exceptional form. The reigning US Open champion has won all eight matches she has contested this year. Not only has she just won but she has done it dominantly and has lost just one set. The American, who has lost a combined 13 games in her three matches here, breezed past Alycia Parks in the last round. She relinquished just two games to her compatriot and now has equaled her best-ever result in Melbourne. Gauff has never gone past the fourth round here and has twice exited the competition at this stage. Last season was one of those times. But with how dominant she has been, the 19-year-old should be confident of breaking this hoodoo. Gauff is up to third in the live ranking.