United Cup Day 3 Predictions Including Coco Gauff vs Leylah Fernandez
Team USA usually brings one of the strongest line-ups to this competition and this year is no exception. The first nation trying to stop them will be Canada with its own young stars. As always, we here at LWOT will be predicting every match on day three, including Karolina Muchova vs Malene Helgo and Alexander Zverev vs Thiago Monteiro, but who will come out on top in the second match of Group A?
Somewhat surprisingly, this pair haven’t played each other yet, or at least not in the pros as they did square off in an important match at the junior level in the semifinals at Roland Garros. A part of why the American team looks so strong here is the confidence that Coco Gauff must have got from winning the WTA Finals. She was almost unstoppable in the early days of her partnership with Matt Daly and now that she’s coming off a longer training block, can we expect even more? Probabl
Head-to-head: Fritz 2-0 Auger-Aliassime
Taylor Fritz finished runner-up in two massive events near the end of 2024 (ATP Finals and the US Open) and while he’s still quite distantly far away from the level of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, he’s quickly emerging as a sort of “best of the rest” figure. He should be an asset for the American team here and is the favorite to beat Felix Auger-Aliassime. The Canadian isn’t as good as he was two years ago (when he still lost to Fritz twice) and ended the last season injured. Might take him a while to regroup.
Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz played together at the Paris Olympics and ended up losing to Felix Auger-Aliassime (with Gabriela Dabrowski). While the Americans can also use Desirae Krawczyk, they’re most likely to rely on Gauff who’s been one of the best doubles players in the world besides all her singles success. She and Fritz seem really high on confidence at the moment after going deep in their respective year-end championships. That’s something Auger-Aliassime lacks, especially after losing to Borna Coric despite winning the first set of their match without losing a game.
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Team Switzerland defeated Team France 2-1 on day two at the United Cup and will now be trying to secure their spot in the quarterfinals. This won’t come easy as Italy has recently been excelling in team competitions, picking up the trophies at the Billie Jean King Cup and the Davis Cup. As ever, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match, including Karolina Muchova vs Malene Helgo, Alexander Zverev vs Thiago Monteiro and Coco Gauff vs Leylah Fernandez. United Cup Day 3 Predictions: Italy vs Switzerland Flavio Cobolli vs Dominic Stricker Head-to-head: Cobolli 1-0 Stricker […]
Team USA usually brings one of the strongest line-ups to this competition and this year is no exception. The first nation trying to stop them will be Canada with its own young stars. As always, we here at LWOT will be predicting every match on day three, including Karolina Muchova vs Malene Helgo and Alexander Zverev vs Thiago Monteiro, but who will come out on top in the second match of Group A? United Cup Day 3 Predictions: USA vs Canada Coco Gauff vs Leylah Fernandez Head-to-head: first meeting Somewhat surprisingly, this pair haven’t played each other yet, or at […]
Germany will kick off their title defense against Brazil, who lost their tie against China 3-0. Alexander Zverev is the highest-ranked player in this edition of the United Cup and the heartbeat of Germany. Will Germany get off to a winning start or can Brazil bounce back? As always, we at LWOT will offer our predictions for all the matches in this tie, as well as Karolina Muchova vs Malene Helgo and Coco Gauff vs Leylah Fernandez. But who will claim the points on offer? United Cup Day 3 Predictions: Germany vs Brazil Laura Siegemund vs Beatriz Haddad Maia Head-to-Head: […]
Day 3 of the United Cup will feature some great matchups and this article will provide predictions of the Group B clash between Czechia and Norway. There are a number of big . But which team will come out on top? United Cup Day 3 Predictions: Czechia vs Norway Karolina Muchova vs Malene Helgo Head-to-Head: first meeting Karolina Muchova had to miss the first half of 2024 completely due to wrist surgery. However, she looked in great touch after returning from the surgery. Muchova is one of the most talented players on the tour, and if she can stay healthy […]
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Canada and Croatia’s United Cup tie on Day 2 could be one of the closest of the tournament. Both sides have several great players, including Leylah Fernandez, Donna Vekic, and Felix Auger-Aliassime. In this article, we at LWOT predict all three matches between the teams. United Cup Day 2 Predictions Leylah Fernandez vs Donna Vekic Head-to-head: First meeting Vekic’s 2024 season petered out somewhat in the closing months, but that was understandable after she enjoyed so many great results, including winning an Olympic Silver Medal. Although Fernandez played okay last season, the 2021 US Open runner-up is capable of better. […]
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