Coco Gauff might be the French Open queen in 2025 but her recent form hasn’t matched her reputation. And when you are facing a challenge to shine on the court, it becomes an uphill task to face another rising, young prodigy. Seems like the World No.2 will have to put her best foot forward when she faces an 18-year-old WTA sensation on the tour. Following her shocking defeat in Wimbledon last month, Gauff will try not to get outplayed early in yet another campaign. But guess what? Despite registering two straight wins in Montreal this week, the American believes she may not have it easy against her upcoming opponent. But who is she?
On Thursday night, Gauff survived another tough challenge at the Canadian Open. After besting compatriot Danielle Collins in the first round three-set thriller, she had to put extra work, again. Against Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova, she lost the first set and appeared to be bound for a loss. But then, the World No.2 fought back to eventually beat her rival in a tense battle. Gauff entered the R16 with a score line of 4-6, 7-5, 6-2.
During the press conference, she was asked to react to the possibility of facing Canada’s Victoria Mboko. At that moment, Mboko’s match against Marie Bouzkova was yet to finish. Hence, it wasn’t clear who would eventually face Gauff in the fourth round. Expressing her honest feelings on the teenager Mboko, she said, “Yeah she’s, I mean, a great player. I mean we played on clay so it might be a little, will be a different match. And obviously she’s gotten more experience just being on tour, playing high-level players.”
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The 21-year-old underlined that “it’s gonna be, if I were to play her, it would be a tough match and yeah she’s definitely playing like one of the top players in the world right now. And her ranking will definitely match that soon. So yeah, it will be a tough match.”
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