Canadian Open 2024: Coco Gauff vs Diana Shnaider preview, head-to-head, prediction, odds and pick
Match Details
Fixture: (1) Coco Gauff vs (14) Diana Shnaider
Date: August 9, 2024
Tournament: National Bank Open 2024
Round: Third Round (Round of 16)
Venue: Sobeys Stadium, Toronto, Canada
Category: WTA 1000
Surface: Hard
Prize Money: ≈$3.5 million
Live Telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Sky Sports | Canada - Sportsnet, TVA Sports
Coco Gauff vs Diana Shnaider preview
Top seed Coco Gauff will take on World No. 24 Diana Shnaider in the third round of the Canadian Open 2024.
Following a first-round bye, Gauff kicked off her campaign against Wang Yafan in the second round. The American appeared to be cruising smoothly as she led 4-1 after an early break. However, her opponent negated her advantage with a three-game run to level the score.
Wang later served to stay in the set at 5-4, and Gauff broke her serve once again to take the set. The second set played out similarly. The American saw her lead cut down to size and later broke her opponent's serve when she tried to stay in the match for a 6-4, 6-4 win.
Shnaider beat Harriet Dart 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (2) to reach the second round, where Magdalena Frech awaited her. The Russian was completely outplayed in the first set and couldn't recover after she fell behind 5-1, which cost her the set.
Shnaider got broken at the start of the second set but staged a quick turnaround this time. She bagged the next four games to go 4-1 up and kept a tight leash on her lead to take the set. She led by a break in the deciding set, though Frech managed to peg her back to even terms.
The match was then decided by a tie-break. Frech put herself in the driver's seat thanks to a 4-2 lead and was a few points away from victory. However, Shnaider made one final push as she claimed five of the next six points for a 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) win.
Coco Gauff vs Diana Shnaider head-to-head
This will be the first meeting between them, so the head-to-head currently stands at 0-0.
Coco Gauff vs Diana Shnaider odds
(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)
Coco Gauff vs Diana Shnaider prediction
Shnaider has been one of the breakout stars this season, with three titles to her name, one on each surface. However, she has looked far from her best at the Canadian Open and has reached the third round after two scrappy wins.
Gauff encountered some resistance against Wang in the previous round but managed to persevere to make it through. This tournament is quite important for her as she's defending a huge tally of her ranking points over the next few weeks. A deep run here would give her some buffer and prevent a dip in the rankings.
Shnaider is 0-3 against the top 10 players during her career so far. Gauff, on the other hand, is 6-10 against the top 30 players this season, and 2-3 against them on hardcourts. While the American has been troubled by quality opposition, she will be expected to win against the Russian given how the latter has performed here.
Pick: Coco Gauff to win in straight sets.