Coco Gauff vs Danka Kovinic — Auckland Semi-final

Auckland · WTA · Semi-final
Coco Gauff
USA1
Coco Gauff
#7WTA
2071ELO
2035Hard ELO
$2.9MYTD
$33MCAREER
22 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2023
hard
Danka Kovinic
MNE7
Danka Kovinic
#1134WTA
31 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLL
Gauff C.
6-0 6-2
Kovinic D.
Gauff C.
662
Kovinic D.
020

Coco Gauff defeated Danka Kovinic 6-0 6-2 in the Auckland semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Coco Gauff came in ranked #7.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Gauff C.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kovinic D.

Kovinic D.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Gauff C.

Serve advantage — Gauff C.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Gauff C.Kovinic D.
25
Serve
—
100
Return
—

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Gauff C.Kovinic D.
1st serve in·Even
60%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
40%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
53%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
47%
Aces / match·Even
3.4
3.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.8
5.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 29). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Gauff C.Kovinic D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
99
33
Break points saved·Dominant
96
28
Break points won·Dominant
100
74
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
99
2

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Gauff C.
4.6
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 52 days (−0.7)
Kovinic D.
3.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 98 days (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.2
Surface form
3.7
0.0Lost last 4
Win streak
7.03-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Surface transition
6.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Gauff C.Kovinic D.
Freshness·
60
—

Gauff C.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 85 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
20°CDrizzle
Wind 32 km/hHumidity 68%

Draw

Final
Gauff C.[1]
Masarova R.
6-16-1
Semi-finals
Gauff C.[1]
Kovinic D.[7]
6-06-2
Masarova R.
Bonaventure Y.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Masarova R.
Muchova K.
7-647-62
Kovinic D.[7]
Hruncakova V.
6-36-2
Gauff C.[1]
Zhu L.
6-36-2
Bonaventure Y.
Fernandez L.[3]
6-46-2
R16
Zhu L.
Williams V.
3-66-27-5
Hruncakova V.
Raducanu E.
0-67-5
Gauff C.[1]
Kenin S.
6-46-4
Bonaventure Y.
Marino R.[8]
3-66-36-3
Muchova K.
Ruse E.
6-46-1
Masarova R.
Blinkova A.
6-16-4
Fernandez L.[3]
Grabher J.
6-06-1
Kovinic D.[7]
Davis L.
4-66-36-2
R32
Muchova K.
Wang X.[5]
5-3
Kenin S.
Wang X.
7-666-3
Masarova R.
Stephens S.[2]
6-37-65
Marino R.[8]
Galfi D.
6-37-63
Zhu L.
Brengle M.[6]
4-67-666-4
Ruse E.
Routliffe E.
6-24-66-4
Williams V.
Volynets K.
7-646-2
Hruncakova V.
Pera B.[4]
6-46-4
Kovinic D.[7]
Hibino N.
6-16-4
Blinkova A.
Cocciaretto E.
6-44-67-5
Grabher J.
Martincova T.
5-76-16-2
Davis L.
Zidansek T.
6-26-1
Fernandez L.[3]
Fruhvirtova B.
6-16-1
Raducanu E.
Fruhvirtova L.
4-66-46-2
Gauff C.[1]
Maria T.
6-46-1