Coco Gauff vs Paula Badosa Preview & Prediction | 2024 China Open | Semi-Final
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We have a quality semi-final in store on the Diamond Court as Coco Gauff meets Paula Badosa in a match that would be fitting of the final
RANKING POINTS: WTA 1000
START DATE/TIME: Saturday 5th October, 2024, UK – not before 8:00am / US ET – not before 3:00am / US PT – not before 0:00am
VENUE: National Tennis Center, Beijing, China
SURFACE: Outdoor hard
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – Sky Go / US – Tennis Channel
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COCO GAUFF VS PAULA BADOSA PREDICTION
This match between Coco Gauff and Paula Badosa should be a quality affair with both playing some outstanding tennis in Beijing this week.
Gauff came through a tricky quarter-final match against in-form qualifier Yuliia Starodubtseva after losing the first set. She adjusted and responded in style however and won the second and third sets to progress.
Paula Badosa continued her dominant form by winning her fourth consecutive match in straight sets. She eased past Shuai Zhang 6-1 7-6 and the 15th seed continues to impress this week.
The pair have met five times before and it is Badosa who edges the head-to-head with three wins. It was Gauff who won the last and only meeting in 2024 however in Madrid earlier this year as she won in three sets after losing the first.
This is a different Paula Badosa than earlier in the year however and she has been getting stronger as the year has gone on. She is getting back to somewhere close to her best and she is our favoured pick coming into this match. She dominated Jessica Pegula in he round of 16 and improved on her serve against Zhang firing down 10 aces. She is playing a really high level of tennis right now and we just fancy her to have the edge in this one.
COCO GAUFF VS PAULA BADOSA TIP: PAULA BADOSA TO WIN
