French Open 2021: Ons Jabeur vs Coco Gauff Preview, Head to Head and Prediction for Roland Garros


French Open 2021: Ons Jabeur vs Coco Gauff Preview, Head to Head and Prediction for Roland Garros

It will be a tussle between two players of equal callibre as 24th-seed Ons Jabeur will lock horns with teenager 25th-seed Coco Gauff in a pulsating Round of 16 encounter at the French Open 2021. Both the women have exhibited some extremely wonderful display of tennis, which makes this contest a battle of equals.

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Match Details:

TournamentFrench Open 2021
MatchOns Jabeur vs Coco Gauff
RoundFourth Round
Date7th June, 2021
Prize Money$205,786 (INR 1,50,52,638 approx.)
VenueParis, France
SurfaceClay Court

Ons Jabeur vs Coco Gauff: Preview

Ons Jabeur
Ons Jabeur

Talking about the performance in the tournament so far, Jabeur has looked relentless and was yet to lose a set until her third round match against Magda Linette. The 26-year old Tunisian dropped the opening set before making a strong comeback to edge past Linette 3-6, 6-0, 6-1. Jabeur is a player who has made long strides in tennis in recent times and is capable of pulling off something special at Roland Garros in about a week’s time.

Similarly, Gauff has looked equally flawless except that she hasn’t lost a set. The 17-year old American was on course for a crushing victory and was leading 6-1 in the Round of 32 against compatriot and 13th-seed Jennifer Brady, before Brady pulled out of the match. Gauff has already surpassed her best performance at Roland Garros and if she wins against Jabeur, it will be her first quarterfinal appearance at any Grand Slam.

Ons Jabeur vs Coco Gauff: Head to Head

Cori "Coco" Gauff
Cori “Coco” Gauff

It will be the fourth meeting between the two women at the French Open. Gauff currently leads the head-to-head record 2-1. However, the last time two players faced each other, Jabeur had a comfortable straight set (6-3, 6-3) victory, a quarterfinal match in Charleston in 2021.

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Ons Jabeur vs Coco Gauff: Prediction

Coco Gauff
Coco Gauff

It’s really difficult to predict who is going to emerge as victorious. Both players have tremendous firepower and it is going to be one heck of a contest. One thing is for sure that the match will go into the deciding set and the one who will hold her nerves better will ultimately win. Gauff has a slight edge going into the contest and that may be enough for her to edge past her Tunisian rival, though it would be by the barest of the margins.

Match Prediction: Cori Gauff defeats Ons Jabeur in a nerve-wracking, three-set encounter.

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