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Coco Gauff and Amanda Anisimova collide in an All-American showdown in Saturday’s semifinals at the 2025 China Open.
Anisimova opened as a +105 underdog despite her 2-1 head-to-head series advantage against Gauff, who carries a -130 value.
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Gauff swept Eva Lys of Germany 6-3, 6-4 to earn her place in the semifinal of the 2025 China Open and kept her back-to-back title bid alive. The American overpowered Lys, winning 30 points behind the first ball to hold 7 of 10 service games played. She also broke Lys five times behind 26 return points. Gauff is now 24-8 on the hard court and 42-13 in the 2025 WTA season.
Anisimova survived back-to-back dogfights against Karolina Muchova and Jasmine Paolini to reach another semifinal, her sixth of the year. Anisimova recovered from a 1-6 bummer in the first set to beat Muchova 1-6, 6-2, 6-4. She faced the same situation against Paolini, but once again the American mustered enough strength to pull off another comeback 6-7, 6-3, 6-4. Anisimova improved her 2025 hard-court record to 23-8 and overall slate to 43-16.
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Amanda Anisimova vs Coco Gauff Form
Amanda Anisimova and Coco Gauff Latest Matches
5/6 (83%)
1/6 (17%)
Oct 2, 2025 - WTA China Open
Sep 30, 2025 - WTA China Open
Sep 28, 2025 - WTA China Open
Sep 26, 2025 - WTA China Open
Sep 6, 2025 - WTA US Open
Sep 4, 2025 - WTA US Open
5/6 (83%)
1/6 (17%)
Oct 2, 2025 - WTA China Open
Sep 29, 2025 - WTA China Open
Sep 28, 2025 - WTA China Open
Sep 25, 2025 - WTA China Open
Sep 1, 2025 - WTA US Open
Aug 30, 2025 - WTA US Open
Amanda Anisimova - Coco Gauff Key Points
- Coco Gauff defeated Eva Lys 6-3, 6-4 to reach the semifinal of the 2025 China Open.
- Coco Gauff is 1-2 against Amanda Anisimova head-to-head.
- Amanda Anisimova defeated Jasmine Paolini 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the semifinal of the 2025 China Open.
- Amanda Anisimova is 43-16 on the hard court in 2025.
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Our Amanda Anisimova vs Coco Gauff Prediction
Coco Gauff moves two wins away from defending her China Open championship, an in-form Amanda Anisimova poses a serious threat to her title defense.
Gauff is 7-1 in her last seven matches. At the China Open, Gauff has taken down Kamila Rakhimova, Leylah Fernandez, Belinda Bencic and Eva Lys, who are all quality opponents.
However, Anisimova will be the more battle-tested player of the two in Friday’s semifinals because she gutted out victories over much better oppositions. Anisimova’s mental fortitude was on display in her wins over Muchova and Paolini, who both had been playing at a high level until they met Anisimova.
Take into account that Gauff has never beaten Anisimova outside the clay. Anisimova demolished Gauff in their first meeting 6-0, 6-2 at the US Open junior finals and beat her again on grass 6-7, 6-2. 6-1 in the third round of the 2022 Wimbledon Open. Gauff earned her only win over Anisimova 3-6, 3-6 at the Parma Ladies Open, a victory that was expected since she’s a more polished clay-court player.
Anisimova, who reached two Grand Slam finals this year, is primed to make another deep run at the China Open. Gauff is no way an easy foe in this high-stake match, but I believe Anisimova’s ability to deliver points in the clutch will help her grind out a win.
Our betting prediction for Amanda Anisimova vs. Coco Gauff: Amanda Anisimova will win.
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