Coco Gauff vs Karolina Muchova Prediction & Picks - WTA Australian Open
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No.3 seed Coco Gauff of the United States is listed as a -210 moneyline favorite against Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic in the round of 16 at the 2026 Australian Open.
Recommended Pick: Coco Gauff -3.5 Games
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Current Form:
Gauff lost the opening set to Hailey Baptiste before cruising to a 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 win in the third round. After sweeping Kamila Rakhimova 6-2, 6-3 and Olga Danilovic 6-2, 6-2, Gauff faced her first real adversity in this year’s Australian Open from Baptiste in the first set. The No.3 seed responded to the challenge incredibly well, as she bageled Baptiste in the second set and put on the finishing touches in the deciding set. Gauff secured 43 return points in this match, converting five break-point conversions.
Muchova marched on to the fourth round with a dominant win over Magda Linette 6-1, 6-1. The Czech got the job done by holding all her serves and breaking Linette five times on the back of 19 return points on the Pole’s first balls. Muchova is now 6-1 in the 2026 WTA season.
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Coco Gauff vs Karolina Muchova Form
Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova Latest Matches
5/6 (83%)
1/6 (17%)
Jan 22, 2026 - WTA Australian Open
Jan 20, 2026 - WTA Australian Open
Jan 18, 2026 - WTA Australian Open
Jan 10, 2026 - United Cup
Jan 6, 2026 - United Cup
Jan 4, 2026 - United Cup
5/6 (83%)
1/6 (17%)
Jan 23, 2026 - WTA Australian Open
Jan 21, 2026 - WTA Australian Open
Jan 18, 2026 - WTA Australian Open
Jan 9, 2026 - WTA Brisbane
Jan 8, 2026 - WTA Brisbane
Jan 7, 2026 - WTA Brisbane
Coco Gauff against Karolina Muchova : Head to Head (H2H)
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Oct 6, 2024 - WTA China Open
Sep 7, 2023 - WTA US Open
Aug 20, 2023 - WTA Cincinnati Open
Coco Gauff - Karolina Muchova Key Points
- Karolina Muchova is 6-1 on the 2026 WTA season.
- Karolina Muchova has created 80 break-point chances, converting 23 break-points.
- Coco Gauff is winning 79 percent of her first serves at the 2026 Australian Open.
- Coco Gauff is 4-0 vs. Karolina Muchova.
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Our Coco Gauff vs Karolina Muchova Prediction
Fearless Forecast: Coco Gauff dominates Karolina Muchova anew 6-3, 6-4
Reason: Gauff is 4-0 vs. Muchova in their head-to-head series. The American also manhandled Muchova 6-1, 6-4 in their last meeting at last year’s United Cup. Moreover, Muchova hasn’t had much success against elite-level players in the past 12 months, going 1-4 against the WTA top-5 last year. The last time Muchova played a top-5 caliber player, it ended with a crushing loss to Aryna Sabalenka 3-6, 4-6 at the 2026 Brisbane International.
Our betting prediction for Coco Gauff vs. Karolina Muchova: Coco Gauff -3.5 GamesAll tips are fully researched and given in good faith, but profits cannot be guaranteed.