Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Coco Gauff Preview & Prediction | 2023 China Open | First Round
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THE FACTS
When is Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Coco Gauff on and what time does it start? Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Coco Gauff will take place on Monday 2nd October, 2023 – not before 09:30 (UK)
Where is Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Coco Gauff taking place? Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Coco Gauff will take place at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, USA
What surface is Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Coco Gauff being played on? Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Coco Gauff will take place on an outdoor hard court
What channel is Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Coco Gauff on in the UK? Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Coco Gauff will be televised live on the Amazon Prime app on Smart TVs
Where can I stream Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Coco Gauff in the UK? Amazon Prime subscribers can stream Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Coco Gauff live on the Prime Video app
THE PREDICTION
World number three Coco Gauff will play her first match back on our since winning the US Open last month at only 19 years old. A comeback over new world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the final capped off an incredible fortnight in New York and she has set personal best after personal best since the start of August, with a first WTA 500 won in Washington and then a first Masters 1000 claimed in Cincinnati before the US Open. It will take a lot of steel to hit the ground running after such an exertion in living up to the remarkable pressure she has been under since bursting onto the scene at 15 years old and world number 21 Ekaterina Alexandrova is a serious challenge in her first match back. The 28-year-old reached the quarter-finals of the Tokyo Open this week at defending champion Liudmila Samsonova’s expense and she beat Gauff in straight sets at the Berlin Open in June, admittedly before the American burst into form, to level their head-to-head at 1-1. Alexandrova has won at least a set in each of their previous matches and taking her to do so here looks the shrewd way to avoid a result.
