Jelena Ostapenko vs Coco Gauff Prediction and Odds: Australian Open

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American teenager Coco Gauff is again making a deep run at a Grand Slam, this time moving through to the Round of 16 where she’ll face former World No.5 and current 17^th seed, Jelena Ostapenko. Both women navigated straight forward third round wins, but at the stage of the draw where seeds begin to collide, there’s only room for one of these women to progress further.

With a quarterfinal spot on the line, we break down the best bets to make on this day seven match between Jelena Ostapenko and Coco Gauff.

These odds from Ladbrokes were correct at the time of writing.

Jelena Ostapenko vs Coco Gauff – Match Prediction

Here at Pundit Feed, we pride ourselves on making excellent tennis predictions. Here are the top two bets we recommend making on this match:

Coco Gauff to Win 2-1 @ 3/1 (4.00)

Both of these women have been in fine form, dropping only one set between them across the six singles matches they’ve played in the Australian Open 2023. Though Coco Gauff is the clear favourite here, we say it will be the first time things don’t go entirely her way.

While it feels like the American will still get home here, expect her to struggle to maintain a high level of tennis across the entire match. It’s simple a difficult thing to do consistently, and the 18-year-old has done phenomenally to win in her first three matches in straight sets. Gauff will win, but either start slow or struggle to close out the match, giving Ostapenko a set.

Match to Be Three Sets @ 7/4 (2.75)

Building on our logic above, this bet is a little more conservative but allows for the possibility of Gauff not closing this one out. Regardless of the winner, both of these women are in strong enough form and have the pedigree to take this match to three sets.

The return is lower, but for those wanting to spread the risk, bet on this one to go to three instead of deciding on a winner.

Jelena Ostapenko vs Coco Gauff Preview

With these two bets in mind, here’s a look at each women’s journey through the Australian Open 2023 draw so far:

Jelena Ostapenko

Latvian Jelena Ostapenko has only dropped one set so far across her three wins, to Hungarian Anna Bondar. It’s ominous that when Ostapenko did drop a set, she won the third 6-0. Most recently, Ostapenko moved through the third round comfortably, winning 6-3, 6-0 over Ukrainian Kateryna Baindl.

Coco Gauff

Almost four years ago, Coco Gauff burst onto the scene as the youngest player in the Wimbledon draw, making it all the way to the fourth round. Now, she’s played in a Grand Slam final, and is looking to go all the way here in Australia. So far, she’s been excellent, losing only 19 games across her first three matches, with here only test a tight second set tie break against Emma Raducanu.

Jelena Ostapenko vs Coco Gauff Head to Head

Coco Gauff leads the head to head between these two women, winning their only meeting in 2019 by 6-3, 1-6, 6-2.

Jelena Ostapenko vs Coco Gauff Match Details

• Time and date: This match will be played on day seven of the Australian Open, with the schedule being released closer to the time.
• Court: This information will be released closer to the time.
• How to watch AO 2023 in UK: You can watch Australian Open on Eurosport broadcast and online, or stream it on Discovery.

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