Montréal, Canada – The tennis stage don hot as Coco Gauff, the reigning queen of French Open, prepare to face Danielle Collins for the first time in the 2025 Canadian Open Round of 64. As Gauff dey enter this match fresh from her grand slam victory, Collins no be small fish either, straight from beating Viktoriya Tomova in her first round. Wetin we go see for Center Court this evening go jom with true Naija drama!
Gauff dey currently the top seed and sitting pretty at the No. 2 spot in the world. Na glory she carry as she dey come back to the hard courts, after that shocking exit for Wimbledon where she pack bag early. Collins, wey dey ranked No. 61, know say she gatz bring her A-game if she wan stop Gauff from rolling like a thunder.
Di match go take place for 7:05 PM Eastern for IGA Stadium, and fans dey waka enter like say dem dey rush palm wine as dem know say this one no be ordinary game. Both players dey come with their own unique styles – while Gauff dey catch people off guard with her counterpunching, Collins dey bring that high-power, no-chill baseline game. E no go easy at all!
As we dey vibe, Gauff go dey look to control the tempo, using her speed to disturb Collins’ backhand. Collins go try shuffle Gauff with her flat strikes and aggressive play. But make we clear am, Gauff dey enter this match as favorite, fresh from her French Open win, and all eyes go dey on her like say na she go carry last.
This match go no just define wetin go happen for the rest of the tournament; e fit also make Collins feel say she fit challenge Gauff. Collins dey come hard though, she don shake plenty draws this season, so e go be interesting to see if she fit capitalize on Gauff’s recent slip.
As the match draw near, the expectation dey fly high and tennis lovers just dey gree say dem dey ready for fireworks. Na first time we go see these two clash for the court, so e fit be one for the ages!
We go dey catch am live for Tennis Channel, and for those wey wan enjoy from their house, make dem check Tennis Channel website and app for streaming, so dem no go miss action as e dey unfold. Make we all gather together, popcorn no dey miss, and follow Gauff and Collins as dem bring the fire!
