Belinda Bencic vs. Coco Gauff - Wimbledon prediction, form, head-to-head

Seeking a spot successful the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the archetypal time, Coco Gauff volition quadrate disconnected with Belinda Bencic connected Sunday.

The 11th-ranked Bencic bushed Anna Kalinskaya 6-4 4-6 7-6 (10-6), portion her upcoming American hostile besides precocious successful 3 sets, defeating Claire Liu 6-3 6-7 (5-7) 6-2.

Match preview

For a 2nd successive juncture this year, Belinda Bencic is into the 4th circular of a Grand Slam singles tournament.

She has won implicit 70% of her archetypal serves successful each 3 of her matches astatine the All England Club, portion claiming 80% oregon much of her 2nd serves successful 2 of her 3 outings.

A triumph for Bencic connected Sunday would people the 2nd consecutive clip that she has reached the quarter-finals oregon beyond successful this tournament, having mislaid successful the last 4 a twelvemonth ago.

Bencic overcame an uncharacteristic 8 treble faults successful circular three, which was 5 much than she had committed successful her archetypal 2 matches combined.

Not since the 2023 4th circular of Wimbledon has she been eliminated from a singles lucifer astatine the All England Club erstwhile winning the opening set.

In her 3 Wimbledon matches this year, Bencic has converted a combined 14 interruption points, including 5 connected Friday.

Once again, she was pushed to a 3rd set, but Coco Gauff was capable to find different gear, converting six interruption points successful her third-round affair.

Sunday volition people her 4th quality successful circular 4 of this tournament, with the American losing successful consecutive sets to Emma Navarro successful 2024.

With a triumph connected Sunday, she would beforehand beyond the past 16 of a Grand Slam singles lawsuit for the 4th clip successful her past 5 appearances successful this signifier of a large singles tournament.

At the lawsuit this year, the 22-year-old has won implicit 70% of her archetypal serves successful each of her outings and much than 50% of her 2nd ones.

In her 3 erstwhile fourth-round meetings connected the singles gully astatine the All England Club, she did not triumph a azygous set.

She won 49 receiving points successful her past lucifer and overcame six treble faults to assertion different adjacent triumph astatine this tournament.

Tournament truthful far

Belinda Bencic:

First round: vs. Mika Stojsavljevic 6-2 6-1

Second round: vs. Wang Xinyu 7-5 6-0

Third round: vs. Anna Kalinskaya 6-4 4-6 7-6 (10-6)

Coco Gauff:

First round: vs. Tamara Korpatsch 6-2 6-1

Second round: vs. Solana Sierra 6-3 3-6 7-6 (10-7)

Third round: vs. Claire Liu 6-3 6-7 (5-7) 6-2)

Head To Head

Adelaide Open (2021) - Semi-finals: Bencic wins 7-6 6-7 6-2

Mubadala DC Open (2023) - Quarter-finals: Gauff wins 6-1 6-2

Australian Open (2025) - Round of 16: Gauff wins 5-7 6-2 6-1

Indian Wells Open (2025) - Round of 16: Bencic wins 3-6 6-3 6-4

Madrid Open (2025) - Round of 16: Gauff wins 6-4 6-2

Beijing Open (2025) - Round of 16: Gauff wins 4-6 7-6 6-2

Miami Open (2026) - Quarter-finals: Gauff wins 6-3 1-6 6-3

The archetypal contention betwixt these 2 saw Bencic amusement her wide experience, coming done successful a 3rd set.

When these 2 squared disconnected successful the US superior 2 years aboriginal Gauff won implicit 60% of her archetypal serves and converted six interruption points to assertion the victory.

In Melbourne, successful what was the archetypal Grand Slam gathering betwixt the two, Gauff came from behind, overcoming 9 treble faults portion winning 77% of her archetypal serves.

Later that twelvemonth astatine the Indian Wells Open, Bencic evened the wide singles bid against Gauff, winning 73% of her archetypal serves portion the American had 8 treble faults.

Gauff earned different triumph successful Madrid that twelvemonth implicit Bencic, acknowledgment to her 4 interruption points portion winning 85% of her archetypal serves.

In China, Gauff claimed different adjacent victory, winning 71% of her 2nd serves with 3 interruption points to advance.

This year, they squared disconnected successful Miami successful a lucifer that saw Gauff deed six aces portion winning 76% of her archetypal serves.

We say: Gauff to triumph successful 3 sets

It is seldom straightforward erstwhile these 2 look off, but Gauff has a small other information this clip around, portion her youthful exuberance should assistance her the longer this lucifer goes on.