Coco Gauff vs Ann LiCincinnati Round of 32

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 32
#4WTA
2071ELO
2035Hard ELO
$4.1MYTD
$34MCAREER
22 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWWWLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 18 August 2026 ·
hard
P&G STADIUM COURT · 3rd on
Ann Li
USA28
#29WTA
1807ELO
1746Hard ELO
$837kYTD
$3.9MCAREER
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLLWLLLW
Gauff C.
6-1 7-6
Li A.
Gauff C.
6772
Li A.
1630

Coco Gauff defeated Ann Li in the Round of 32 at the Cincinnati tournament, winning 6-1, 7-6 on hard courts. Gauff hit 6 aces and 6 double faults, winning 68% of her first serves and converting 40% of break points. She secured 4 service breaks to Li's 2, advancing in the competition.

Around the match

  • Happy birthday dad. He's not here. He's at home watching in Florida. My dad means a lot to me. He's the reason why I'm playing this sport and have so much belief.

    Gauff C.Tennishead
  • Whenever I focus on my joy in the sport, that's when the results come. The losses make the wins more special.

Quotes belong to their sources, linked above.

Key context

  • Match story: Coco Gauff came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-04-22MadridR32clayCoco Gauff6-2 6-3
2022-06-13BerlinR32grassCoco Gauff6-2 7-6
2019-02-15W25 SurpriseQFhardCoco Gauff6-4 7-5

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
47%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.5
5.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.0
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (42 vs 34). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
94
43
Break points saved·Dominant
81
27
Break points won·Clear edge
100
79
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
70
Tiebreaks·Dominant
99
26

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

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 18:50 UTC
Gauff C.86%
Li A.14%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Strong favourite · Gauff C. heavily favoured

Calibrated model · 65% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.5
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.6+289 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.4Hard Elo 1746
8.3Overall Elo 2071
ELO gap
1.7Overall Elo 1806
5.0First meeting on hard
H2H
5.0First meeting on hard
7.98 of last 10 on hard
Surface form
4.44 of last 10 on hard
Fatigue & Travel
4.02 three-setters in 14 days
3-set count
Country comfort
6.0Won 67% in Usa (112)
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year

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
Freshness·Slight edge
64
75

Gauff C.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 73 games (7d) · Li A.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 42%

Draw