Coco Gauff Next Match: Opponent, venue, live streaming, TV channel and schedule | China Open 2024, R3
Coco Gauff will face Britain's Katie Boulter in a highly anticipated third-round clash at the 2024 China Open on Sunday, September 29. The winner will meet either Naomi Osaka or Katie Volynets in the fourth round.
Gauff entered Beijing with a 39-14 match record and one title, which she won in Auckland at the beginning of the year. While she had a decent first half of the season, her performance in the second half has not gone as planned, especially during the North American hardcourt swing. She was eliminated in the third round in Toronto, failed to defend her title in Cincinnati with a disappointing first-round loss, and, also exited the US Open in the fourth round as the defending champion.
Her first match since was her second-round encounter in Beijing against Clara Burel which she won comfortably 7-5, 6-3. Eager to make a deep run after a disappointing past few months on tour, here’s everything you need to know ahead of her third-round clash at the 2024 China Open.
Where is Coco Gauff playing?
Gauff is participating in the 2024 China Open, the penultimate WTA 1000 event in the women's tennis calendar. The event takes place annually at the National Tennis Center in the capital city of Beijing.
Gauff has competed at the event only once, as there was no competition in the country from 2020 to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She debuted last year, reaching the semifinals, where she lost to top seed and eventual champion Iga Swiatek, 6-2, 6-3. Gauff holds a 5-1 match record at the venue.
Who is Coco Gauff playing against?
Gauff's third-round opponent in Beijing is World No. 34 Katie Boulter. Seeded 26th at the event, Boulter advanced to the third round with a routine 6-4, 6-4 victory over Taylor Townsend after receiving a first-round bye.
Boulter's amid a breakthrough season on tour, as is evident from her 28-16 match record. She has won two titles so far in San Diego against Marta Kostyuk and another at home in Nottingham against Karolina Pliskova. She last featured at the US Open where she crashed out in the second round to Jessica Bouzas Maneiro.
Gauff and Boulter have met twice before on tour and split their head-to-head evenly at 1-1. Gauff won their most recent encounter 6-2, 6-2 in Montreal last year. Boulter took their opening encounter at the 2021 Melbourne 500 Gippsland Trophy in three sets 3-6, 7-5, 6-2.
Coco Gauff vs Katie Boulter match schedule
Gauff and Boulter are scheduled to face off on Sunday, September 29. The exact time, however, will be revealed once the schedule for the day is released.
Date: Sunday, September 29
Time: TBA
Coco Gauff vs Katie Boulter streaming details
Fans can catch live action from Gauff and Boulter's match-up and the rest of the 2024 China Open on the following channels and sites:
United States - Tennis Channel
Canada - TSN & DAZN
United Kingdom - Sky Sports
Australia - beIN Sports
India - Tennis TV
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