MIAMI, USA — American tennis star Coco Gauff don enter the Round of 16 for the 2025 WTA Miami Open and she dey ready to better her last year performance. Gauff go face Polish player Magda Linette on Monday for quarterfinal slot, after Linette don show strong form for the tournament, beating 18th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova and 19-year-old Linda Fruhvirtova along di way.
Gauff, wey get 13 wins out of 17 matches dis season, don dey play some of im best tennis for Miami. E don beat former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin clean in a double bagel, and side with ease clear the tough test wey Maria Sakkari bring. The 21-year-old recently celebrate her birthday and she dey determined to carry di coveted trophy this week.
However, Linette’s journey no be easy as she don play plenty matches dis season thanks to hin lower ranking. She go try replicate di confidence wey she gather from making it to the quarterfinals in Abu Dhabi. Even though dem no rank am high as Gauff, Linette sabi pull surprise on any day wey e fit play well.
For di head-to-head record, Gauff dey lead with 2-0, having lost only one set across their previous meetings. Di first time dem play was for 2021 wey Gauff come back from losing di first set to take win in three tough sets, prevent embarrassment for her home fans in New York.
Last year in Wuhan, Linette try get her revenge but Gauff beat am well with a bagel in di first set and finish di match 6-0, 6-4. As Gauff dey favored by rank and crowd support, di court conditions also dey favor am; going to take strong effort from Linette to stop her ahead of Monday’s clash. But in dis 2025 Miami Open, we don learn say anything fit happen.
Coco Gauff dey touted to win di match in straight sets, with odds at -909 for her and +550 for Linette.
As di Miami Open dey unfold, fans dey expect much excitement as Gauff and Linette prepare for dis thrilling encounter. Updates dey show Gauff get 86% chance of winning based on simulations, while Linette dey push to cause upset with her strong fighting spirit.
