Madison Keys vs Coco Gauff
September 2, 2022 2:00 pm EDT
The Line: Coco Gauff -152 / Madison Keys +120
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Madison Keys and Coco Gauff meet in the third round of the 2022 tennis US Open.
Madison Keys is coming off a 3 sets win over Camila Giorgi that took 35 games to decide. In the victory, Keys won 65 percent of her first serve points and 63 percent of her second serve points. Keys won 64 percent of her total service points and converted on 4 of her 6 break points. Keys got 71 percent of her first serves in play and saved 12 of her 16 break points. Keys has split her last 8 matches that have gone the distance. Keys looks to make the fourth round of a grand slam for the fourth time in her last 5 tries. Keys looks for her sixth career US Open fourth round appearance. Keys has won 7 of her last 10 matches on hard court.
Coco Gauff is coming off a straight set win over Elena Gabriela Ruse that took 21 games to decide. In the victory, Gauff won 77 percent of her first serve points and 35 percent of her second serve points. Gauff won 63 percent of her total service points and converted on 4 of her 5 break points. Gauff got 67 percent of her first serves in play and saved 4 of her 6 break points. Six of Gauff’s last 8 wins have been decided in straight sets. Gauff looks to make the fourth round of a grand slam for the sixth time in her career. Gauff has never made the fourth round of the US Open. Gauff has won 7 of her last 10 matches on hard court.
Keys won the only match against Gauff, which came this year in Adelaide. The match was decided in 3 sets and 29 games.
Keys and plus money is intriguing, especially on hard court, where she can control a lot of these points. However, Keys was sloppy in her last match, giving away a million break points, and that wouldn’t fly against somebody like Gauff. It’s also worth noting that Gauff is arguably the hottest player on tour right now, and she’s being considered a legit title contender this early in the tournament.
Must watch match between two Americans, so the crowd will be torn. I still lean Gauff toward advancing.
