Paris Olympics 2024: Coco Gauff vs Ajla Tomljanovic preview, head-to-head, prediction, odds and pick
Match Details
Fixture: (2) Coco Gauff vs (PR) Ajla Tomljanovic
Date: July 28, 2024
Tournament: Paris Olympics 2024
Round: First Round (Round of 64)
Venue: Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France
Category: Olympics
Surface: Clay
Live Telecast: USA - NBC, Peacock | UK - Eurosport, Discovery+, BBC iPlayer | Canada - CBC Gem, Radio Canada, Tou.tv | India - JioCinema, Sports18
Coco Gauff vs Ajla Tomljanovic preview
USA's Coco Gauff will take on Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic in the first round of the Paris Olympics 2024.
Gauff started the season with a successful title defense in Auckland and followed it up with a semifinal finish at the Australian Open, her first Down Under. A quarterfinal showing in Dubai was her best result during the Middle East swing.
The 20-year-old made the semifinals of the Indian Wells Open and the fourth round of the Miami Open. She started the clay swing with a quarterfinal appearance in Stuttgart, followed by a fourth-round showing in Madrid and semifinals in Rome.
Gauff reached the semifinals of the French Open in singles and won the doubles title with Katerina Siniakova, her first in the discipline. She later made the fourth round of Wimbledon for the third time but fell to Emma Navarro. She already made a winning start to her Olympic campaign as she won her doubles tie with Jessica Pegula.
Tomljanovic won only one of her four singles ties at the United Cup and bowed out in the second round of the Australian Open. Following a first-round exit from the Hua Hin Championships, she was out of action for the next four months and directly returned for the French Open.
Tomlajnovic was knocked out in the first round of the claycourt Major upon her comeback. She reached her first final of the season in Birmingham during the grass swing but lost to Yulia Putintseva. Jelena Ostapenko then sent her packing in the first round of Wimbledon. She competed in Palermo last week and reached the second round there.
Coco Gauff vs Ajla Tomljanovic head-to-head
This will be the first meeting between them, so the head-to-head stands at 0-0 for now.
Coco Gauff vs Ajla Tomljanovic odds
(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)
Coco Gauff vs Ajla Tomljanovic prediction
Tomljanovic reached the fourth round of the French Open upon her debut in 2014 but has won only three more matches at the venue since then. Given that tennis at the Olympics is being held there as well, it isn't a promising sign.
Gauff, on the other hand, has thrived at the venue. She has a 20-5 record in Paris, including a semifinal finish this year and a runner-up finish in 2022. Her last three losses at the venue have all come against Iga Swiatek, who went on to win the title all three times.
Gauff has always made it past the first hurdle at Roland Garros and hasn't lost before the quarterfinals since 2021. The American will be expected to make a winning start to her Olympic campaign in singles as well.
Pick: Coco Gauff to win in straight sets.