Coco Gauff vs Leylah Fernandez preview, head-to-head, prediction, and pick | Australian Open 2025

Match Details

Fixture: (3) Coco Gauff vs (30) Leylah Fernandez

Date: January 17, 2025

Tournament: Australian Open 2025

Round: Third Round (Round of 32)

Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia

Category: Grand Slam

Surface: Hard (Outdoor)

Prize Money: A$96,500,000

Live Telecast: USA - ESPN & Tennis Channel | UK - Eurosport | India - Sony Sports & Sony LIV

Coco Gauff vs Leylah Fernandez preview

Coco Gauff at 2025 Australian Open (Image Source: Getty)

World No. 3 Coco Gauff will take on 30th seed Leylah Fernandez in a third-round match at the 2025 Australian Open on Friday, 17 January.

20-year-old Gauff has been in supreme form lately, as she has not dropped a set in the 2025 season so far. She has a winning streak of nine matches, which started at the 2024 WTA Finals.

In the first round, Gauff outplayed the 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin 6-3, 6-3 and folliwed it up with another straight-set win over Jodie Burrage, triumphing 6-3, 7-5.

On the other hand, her Canadian opponent, Leylah Fernandez played two tough sets against Ukraine's Yuliia Starodubtseva in the first round of the Australian Open, as as she won 7-5, 6-4.

23-year-old Fernandez's second round clash was even tougher, as she dropped the first set 3-6 against Spain's Cristina Bucsa, but made a comeback to win the next two sets 6-4, 6-4.

Coco Gauff vs Leylah Fernandez head-to-head

Gauff and Fernandez have met only once before, which was 18 days back at the United Cup. The American won it convincingly 6-3, 6-2, hence she leads the head-to-head record 1-0.

Coco Gauff vs Leylah Fernandez odds

Player	Moneyline	Handicap bets	Total games
Coco Gauff	TBD	TBD	TBD
Leylah Fernandez	TBD	TBD	TBD

(Odds will be added when available)

Coco Gauff vs Leylah Fernandez prediction

2023 US Open champion Gauff will start the match as clear favorite, as she has won last 16 sets, a streak which started in the final of the WTA Finals.

She reached the semifinal at the 2024 Australian Open, where she was beaten by the eventual champion Aryna Sabalenka, and she would be seeking a revenge against the World No. 1, as they could meet in the last four round once again.

Meanwhile, Fernandez has reached the third round at the Australian Open for the first time. The Canadian, who reached the final of the 2021 US Open, had won only two matches in her previous five appearances at the Melbourne Park.

Fernandez had not won a set, even when they met in the semifinal of the 2018 French Open Girls' Singles event, so even if she takes a set, it can be a big boost for her.

Pick: Gauff to win in straight sets