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Madison Keys vs. Coco Gauff, Mutua Madrid Open
We’re in for an exciting All-American battle in the Round of 16 at the Mutua Madrid Open, as Madison Keys takes on world No. 3 Coco Gauff. Keys is probably at her best on grass courts, where she is 44-14 at the WTA level. But she’s also a little underrated on clay, as she is 67-44 on the dirt in her WTA career. Gauff is definitely a player with an intriguing clay-court game, and she is 38-15 on the dirt early in her WTA career. But I think Keys has the ability to give her some trouble here, so...
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Dominant Coco Gauff double bagels Arantxa Rus in Madrid opener
Coco Gauff came alive in her first outdoor red-clay event of the 2024 season, putting down an emphatic 6-0, 6-0 victory over Arantxa Rus to score her first double-bagel of her career at the Mutua Madrid Open. "I know everyone's here to see Rafa so I was just trying to get off the court for you guys!" Gauff joked after the match. The reigning US Open champion looked shaky on the indoor clay at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, but sent an incredible opening salvo to the field with her play at the...
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US Open champ Coco Gauff hopes for ceasefire in Gaza and for Israeli hostages to be returned home
Coco Gauff, who was named to TIME magazine's 2024 Women of the Year list, is hoping for peace in Gaza and that Israeli hostages taken by Hamas are released, but the young tennis star fears the worst as the conflict continues. Speaking to the magazine in an article published Wednesday, the 2023 U.S. Open champion addressed the ongoing war which began on Oct. 7 when Hamas militants attacked Israel’s southern border, killing more than 1,200 people, with some 250 others taken hostage. "I don’t...