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Coco Gauff vs. Donna Vekic Head-to-Head, Preview, Prediction, and Betting Odds for US Open 2025 Round – 2

Former champion Gauff looks to push deeper, while Vekic seeks to revive her season.

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Third seed Coco Gauff will take on Donna Vekic in the second round of the US Open 2025. Gauff opened her campaign with a hard-fought three-set win over Ajla Tomljanovic, while Vekic came through in a comeback victory against Jessica Bouzas Maneiro.

Gauff, the 2023 US Open champion, has had a mixed run of form in recent weeks. She fell early at Wimbledon, Berlin, and Montreal but steadied herself with a quarterfinal showing in Cincinnati. Her best results came earlier in the year on clay, reaching finals in Madrid, Rome, and Roland Garros, where she defeated Aryna Sabalenka for her second Grand Slam title. Statistically, she has remained strong across the season, winning close to 70% of first-serve points, converting more than half her break opportunities, and firing 138 aces in 48 matches.

Coco Gauff is on to the next round of the US Open 🙌 pic.twitter.com/CQOK2J8HJB
— ESPN (@espn) August 27, 2025

For Vekic, 2025 has been more modest. The Croatian reached the fourth round at the Australian Open and made the third round in Indian Wells and Madrid but has struggled for consistency elsewhere. Once ranked as high as world No. 17 in January, she has since slipped to No. 49. Overall inconsistency and coaching changes have played a role, with Sascha Bajin now leading her team. Across 31 matches this season, she has produced 103 aces while maintaining a steady 67.6% first-serve win rate and 48.6% break point conversion rate.

Breathe. Reset. Win 🔁@DonnaVekic regroups to secure the victory over Bouzas Maneiro!#USOpen pic.twitter.com/wX44aiKEPk
— wta (@WTA) August 27, 2025

Coco Gauff vs. Donna Vekic Head-to-Head Record

Coco Gauff and Donna Vekic head into their US Open clash with their head-to-head finely balanced at 1-1. Their first meeting came on the big stage of the 2024 Paris Olympics, where Vekic stunned the American in straight sets. Gauff struck back earlier this season at the United Cup, going undefeated through the week and avenging that loss with a commanding straight-sets win over the Croatian.

Year	Event	Round	Winner	Score
2025	United Cup	Round Robin	Coco Gauff	6-4, 6-2
2024	Olympics	Round of 16	Donna Vekic	7-6(7), 6-2

Coco Gauff vs. Donna Vekic Comparison

Coco Gauff	Category	Donna Vekic
3	Current Ranking	49
264-111	Career W-L	385-297
35-12	YTD W-L	11-19
10	Career Titles	4
2	Grand Slams	0
1	YTD Titles	0

Coco Gauff vs. Donna Vekic Prediction

Vekic’s serve could keep her competitive early, but Gauff’s stronger baseline game and composure in big moments should tilt the match her way.

CHAMPS RISE 😤

Coco Gauff fends off Tomljanovic in a three set battle, 6-4, 6-7, 7-5!#USOpen pic.twitter.com/OsM6gMaz1u
— wta (@WTA) August 27, 2025

Prediction: Coco Gauff in straight sets

Coco Gauff vs. Donna Vekic US Open 2025 Betting Odds

Priced at 1/8 against Vekic’s 5/1, Gauff enters as the clear favorite, with bookmakers expecting a straightforward win.

Here are the betting odds according to BetMGM:

Coco Gauff: 1/8

Donna Vekic: 5/1

Here are the odds for total games as well as total sets for both players (sourced via BetMGM):

Total Sets Under 2.5: 8/25

Total Sets Over 2.5: 23/10

Total Games Under 21.5: 13/25

Total Game Over 21.5: 29/20

Gauff Set 1 Winner: 1/5

Vekic Set 1 Winner: 33/10

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