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Coco Gauff vs Paula Badosa Live Stream & Tips - Badosa Backed to Win at WTA Beijing

John Eastwood

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Last updated: 04 Oct 2024

John Eastwood 04 Oct 2024

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Badosa has won 18 of her last 21 matches
Can Gauff stop the Spaniard at the China Open?
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Paula Badosa has won 18 of her last 21 matches (Getty)

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Paula Badosa hasn’t dropped a set in Beijing where she beat Jessica Pegula 6-4 6-0. The former World No.2 is getting back to her best and can get past Coco Gauff in the semi-finals.

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Coco Gauff Stats
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Paula Badosa Stats
Paula Badosa Form

Stats

Coco Gauff has lost her last 5 matches against Top 20 players on hard courts.
Paula Badosa has won in straight sets in 2 of her last 3 matches against Coco Gauff.
Paula Badosa has won 18 of her last 21 matches.

HTH

Paula Badosa is 3-2 against Coco Gauff and 2-1 on hard courts.

They last met in the 2024 Italian Open, Gauff winning 5-7 6-4 6-1 in the Round of 16.

Coco Gauff Stats

Nationality: United States

Age: 20 (13 March 2004)

Height: 5'9" (1.75m)

Plays: Right-Handed

World Ranking: 6

Career High: 2 (June 2024)

WTA Tour Titles: 7

2024 WTA Tour Titles: 1

Grand Slam Singles Titles: 1 (2023 US Open)

China Open Best Result: Semi-Finals (2023)

Coco Gauff Form

Coco Gauff is 45-15 this year, winning the Auckland International before semi-final appearances at the Australian Open and Indian Wells Open.

The 20-year-old continued to fall short after exiting in the semi-finals at the Italian Open, French Open and Berlin Ladies Open.

The American struggled on her return to hard courts, beaten in the third round in Toronto and second round in Cincinnati. She suffered a 3 sets defeat to Emma Navarro in the US Open fourth round.

Gauff had a decent start in Beijing, beating Clara Burel 7-5 6-3 and Katie Boulter 7-5 6-2. She was 3-6 6-4 when Naomi Osaka retired before coming back to defeat World No.115 Yuliia Starodubtseva 2-6 6-2 6-2.

Paula Badosa Stats

Nationality: Spain

Age: 26 (15 November 1997)

Height: 5'11" (1.80m)

Plays: Right-Handed

World Ranking: 19

Career High: 2 (April 2022)

WTA Tour Titles: 4

2024 WTA Tour Titles: 1

Grand Slam Singles Titles: 0

China Open Best Result: First Appearance

Paula Badosa Form

Paula Badosa is 34-16 this year, failing to reach a quarter-final in her opening 11 tournaments. She improved on grass, a quarter-final exit in Bad Homburg followed by a fourth round defeat at Wimbledon.

The 26-year-old took that form to the hard courts in Washington, winning the title to get back into the Top 50. She suffered a second round defeat to Jelena Ostapenko in Toronto.

The Spaniard immediately responded in Cincinnati, beating four Top 50 players in straight sets before a 6-2 3-6 6-3 semi-final defeat to Jessica Pegula. She cruised into the US Open quarter-finals where she lost to Emma Navarro.

Badosa hasn’t dropped a set in Beijing, taking out Viktoriya Tomova 6-3 6-2, Rebecca Sramkova 7-5 7-5, Jessica Pegula 6-4 6-0 and Shuai Zhang 6-1 7-6.

Verdict

Coco Gauff v Paula Badosa

Paula Badosa hasn’t lost a set in China which includes a 6-4 6-0 win against Jessica Pegula. The Spaniard is in fine form and backed to beat Coco Gauff and reach the final.

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