Badosa Paula vs Gauff Coco preview
Paula Badosa and Coco Gauff face each other in the second round of the 2026 US Open on September 3, 2026, at 23:00 UTC. This match takes place on the outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. Gauff enters this contest following a 6-3, 6-4 opening-round victory over Zeynep Sonmez, where she saved four of five break points. Badosa advanced to this stage by defeating Daria Kasatkina 6-1, 6-4, a match that saw her win 82% of her second-serve points.
The head-to-head record currently stands at 5-3 in favor of Badosa. The Spaniard has won their last two encounters, including a victory at the 2025 Australian Open and a three-set comeback win at the Berlin Grass Court Championships in June 2026. While Gauff is a former US Open champion, Badosa reached the quarterfinals of this tournament in 2024. Gauff arrived in New York following a title win in Cincinnati and a semifinal appearance at Wimbledon earlier this summer, while Badosa returned to Grand Slam action after a 40-day injury-related absence. In the United States, this match is available to watch on ESPN and ESPN+, while viewers in the UK can access coverage via Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Go.