Coco Gauff was looking like the best player on the planet for the first half of January, but it all suddenly came to a stop. The American sort of got back on track in Indian Wells last week, still not posting the kind of result that she’s aspiring towards. In her opening round at the WTA 1000 in Miami, she’s taking on Sofia Kenin in a blockbuster all-American clash of two Grand Slam champions. Who do you think will prevail?<\/p>\n
Head-to-head<\/strong>: Haddad Maia 1-0<\/p>\n It’s one thing that Linda Fruhvirtova’s progress completely stagnated at some point, the Czech is now outside the Top 200 in the WTA Rankings despite claiming a main tour title<\/a> almost three years ago already. From this perspective, it’s already a big run for her and she’s got a winnable draw too. Beatriz Haddad Maia has been struggling big-time this year with a 2-8 record and just three games won against Sonay Kartal in Indian Wells. As something’s clicked for Fruhvirtova, why not keep the run going? Head-to-head<\/strong>: Kasatkina 1-0<\/p>\n It feels like no one is talking about Daria Kasatkina this year, but that doesn’t mean the Russian has stopped producing solid results. Miami is not a successful event for her historically with just a couple of third-round appearances. She has a good shot at matching that here, needing just this one win against Hailey Baptiste. It seems like a matchup where she should be feeling relatively confident, especially after defeating the American in Seoul last year. Baptiste doesn’t have that kind of overwhelming power to hit her off the court.
\nPrediction: Fruhvirtova in 3<\/em><\/p>\nDaria Kasatkina vs Hailey Baptiste<\/h4>\n
\nPrediction: Kasatkina in 2<\/em><\/p>\n