Keys vs Gauff – WTA Dubai Prediction & Betting Tips

Betting Prediction for Keys vs Gauff – WTA Dubai

It has been a brilliant week for Madison Keys so far in Dubai. The former world no.7 has yet to drop a set on this event and needed just 59 minutes to get past Victoria Azarenka in the previous round. Keys defeated the Belarusian 6-2 6-1, breaking Azarenka's serve four times and not facing a single break point. Adding to this, Keys fired 9 aces and won 81% of the points behind her first serve, very impressive numbers against such a good returner as Azarenka.

The last years have not been easy for Keys, who has struggled to produce her best tennis on a consistent level. The American won just one title in the last three years at the Adelaide Open in 2022. Despite having one of the most powerful and exciting games on tour, Keys is known for her inconsistency. This has been her main problem throughout her career and the reason why she only has six career titles in 14 years of professional tennis.

In the following round Keys will face her fellow countrywoman Coco Gauff, who has enjoyed a stellar rise in recent years. The 18-year-old is already the best ranked player from United States on the WTA Tour, currently standing as the world no.6. One of the most impressive things about Gauff is her ability to read the game at such young age. She knows exactly what she needs to do on court to maximize her strengths and explore her opponents’ weaknesses.

On this event Coco has had a very easy path so far into the quarterfinals. Since she’s one of the top seeds, Gauff received a bye in the first round of the Dubai Open. In the following round she got an easy win over Aliaksandra Sasnovich by 6-0 6-4 in just 71 minutes and didn’t even need to get on court in the third round, as Elena Rybakina withdrew from the tournament due to a lower back injury.

As mentioned before, there will be an American player in the semifinals of this tournament. Both players will be looking to continue their good results in Dubai and get a step closer from becoming the first American to lift the trophy on this event since Venus Williams in 2014.

Keys vs Gauff Head-to-Head

This will be the third official meeting between these two players. Keys won their first encounter in Brisbane last year while Gauff got her revenge a few months later at the US Open.

Even though there is a tie in their head-to-head, Gauff looked very impressive and dominated their most recent meeting, winning 6-2 6-3 in New York.

Keys vs Gauff Betting Prediction

The sportsbooks are expecting a close contest with Gauff as the slight favorite to win this match. Looking at the odds available in the best sportsbooks for tennis betting, Gauff's price is around -139 while Keys can be found at +123 to get the win.

Keys is always an exciting player to watch but this won't be an easy matchup for her. Gauff is an incredible competitor and knows how to explore Madison's inconsistency with her all-around game. We saw that at the US Open last year where Gauff won easily in straight sets and the same should happen this Thursday in Dubai.

Although we don't expect such an easy scoreline like in New York, Gauff should emerge victorious from this clash against Keys. The younger of the two American is the most reliable of the two and has been more consistent in the important moments.

For that reason, our betting tip for this match in Dubai between Gauff and Keys is for Coco to win. This bet is available at a price or -139 and is a good price to take on the moneyline.

Betting Tip: Gauff to win at -139