Berlin 2024: Coco Gauff vs Ekaterina Alexandrova preview, head-to-head, prediction and pick | ecotrans Ladies Open
Match Details
Fixture: (1) Coco Gauff vs Ekaterina Alexandrova
Date: Wednesday, June 19
Round: Second Round (Round of 16)
Tournament: 2024 ecotrans Ladies Open
Venue: Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany
Category: WTA 500
Surface: Grass
Prize Money: €823,000
Live Telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - SkySports
Coco Gauff vs Ekaterina Alexandrova preview
Top seed Coco Gauff is set to open her campaign in Berlin against Ekaterina Alexandrova in a second-round encounter on Wednesday, June 19.
Gauff opened her 2024 season in style by picking up the title in Auckland, getting the better of Elina Svitolina in a gripping three-setter. She reached the semifinals in Australia where she was beaten by eventual champion Aryna Sabalenka. She continued that good form in Dubai and Indian Wells, reaching the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively.
Gauff didn't get off to the best start on clay but finished well with a run to the last four at the Italian Open and French Open. She to Iga Swiatek on both occasions in straight sets.
Alexandrova, meanwhile, holds a 17-15 match record so far this season, with a run to the Linz Open final being her best finish so far. She played some of her best-ever tennis in Miami, beating the likes of Donna Vekic, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Iga Swiatek, and Jessica Pegula, before going down to eventual champion Danielle Collins.
Alexandrova opened her grass court campaign in 's-Hertogenbosch last week. Seeded third, she coasted through to the semifinals where she lost to the eventual champion Liudmila Samsonova 3-6, 7-6(1), 1-6.
She played her first round in Berlin earlier today and got the better of Beatriz Haddad Maia in straight sets 6-4, 6-4.
Coco Gauff vs Ekaterina Alexandrova head-to-head
Coco Gauff and Ekaterina Alexandrova have faced off three times with the former leading 2-1. They last played at the 2023 Beijing Open where Gauff won in straight sets.
Coco Gauff vs Ekaterina Alexandrova odds
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Coco Gauff vs Ekaterina Alexandrova prediction
Coco Gauff and Ekaterina Alexandrova's encounter promises plenty of action for fans with both of them entering the contest evenly stacked.
Gauff has had a sub-par season so far by her lofty standards. She's won just one title at the start of the year and has failed to make it to a final since. She has, however, seen a wave of good results on clay recently, reaching the business end of the tournament in Rome and Paris.
Alexandrova, meanwhile, has seen patches of brilliance this year but has struggled to maintain consistency. She has, however, been one to look out for given her recent form on grass. She was brilliant in her opening match, dominating on serve and using the back of the court well to boss play.
While Gauff enters the contest as the slight favorite, there is no discounting a shock from Alexandrova who is not a stranger to it. She's been in some good form recently and it will take incredible consistency from the baseline to get the better of the Russian.
Pick: Alexandrova in three sets.