Coco Gauff def. Karolína Muchová — Round of 16, Australian Open 2026

🇦🇺
Australian Open 2026

Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia

Played25 Jan 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇺🇸ranked WTA number 3 going into this drawWon

Coco Gauff seeded 3 6 3 6

🇨🇿ranked WTA number 19 going into this draw

Karolína Muchová seeded 19 1 6 3

🇺🇸C. GauffCoco GauffvK. MuchováKarolína Muchová🇨🇿

🇺🇸Coco Gauff

🇨🇿Karolína Muchová

Match stats

Serve

2

Aces

2

3

Double faults

1

68%

1st serve in

77%

65%

1st serve points won

60%

69%

2nd serve points won

53%

66%

Service points won

59%

3/5

Break points saved

4/8

Serve speed (km/h)

189

Fastest serve

174

162

Average 1st serve

154

142

Average 2nd serve

134

Return

41%

Return points won

34%

4/8

Break points won

2/5

Points

18

Winners

21

26

Unforced errors

38

11/17

Net points won

14/24

84

Total points won

71

Head to head

2–0 Gauff

  1. This matchMelbourne R16won by Gauff
  2. 2024HardBeijing Fwon by Gauff

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

7–3

Last 10 matches

8–2

6–1

Last 30 days

6–1

By surface

23–5

Hard

19–8

1–2

Indoor hard

–

By round

3–2

R16

3–3

3–1

QF

1–2

6–1

At Grand Slams

7–1

How their matches go

30

Completed matches

24

57%

Won in straight sets

33%

20%

Won after losing a set

38%

10%

Lost after winning a set

17%

13%

Lost in straight sets

13%

5–2

Tiebreaks

5–6

6–3

Deciding sets

9–4

20/21

Won after winning set 1

12/16

3/9

Won after losing set 1

5/8

Serve and return, last 5 matches

–

1st serve in

64%

–

1st serve points won

70%

–

2nd serve points won

56%

–

Break points saved

67%

–

Return points won

42%

–

Break points won

30%

–

Aces a match

3.2

–

Double faults a match

1.8

Last 14 days

3

Matches

3

7

Sets

7

2

Days since last match

2

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentCoco GauffKarolína Muchová
🇧🇾SabalenkaNo. 1
🇧🇾SabalenkaNo. 1LostRiyadh RRLostBrisbane SF
🇦🇺TomljanovicNo. 76
🇦🇺TomljanovicNo. 76WonNew York R128WonBrisbane R32
🇨🇭BencicNo. 10
🇨🇭BencicNo. 10WonBeijing R16LostTokyo QFWonCanada R32
🇵🇱FrechNo. 57
🇵🇱FrechNo. 57WonNew York R32LostWuhan R32
🇺🇸AnisimovaNo. 4
🇺🇸AnisimovaNo. 4LostBeijing SFLostBeijing R16
🇯🇵OsakaNo. 16
🇯🇵OsakaNo. 16LostNew York R16LostNew York QF
Total
Total3–32–5

Last 10 matches going in

LatestCoco GauffKarolína Muchová
1Won🇺🇸H. BaptisteHailey BaptisteNo. 66No. 66 · 23 JanMelbourne R32 · 23 JanWon🇵🇱M. LinetteMagda LinetteNo. 53No. 53 · 23 JanMelbourne R32 · 23 Jan
2Won🇷🇸O. DanilovicOlga DanilovicR64 · 21 JanMelbourne R64 · 21 JanWon🇺🇸A. ParksAlycia ParksNo. 100No. 100 · 21 JanMelbourne R64 · 21 Jan
3Won🇺🇿K. RakhimovaKamilla RakhimovaNo. 91No. 91 · 19 JanMelbourne R128 · 19 JanWon🇷🇴J. CristianJaqueline CristianNo. 37No. 37 · 19 JanMelbourne R128 · 19 Jan
4Won🇵🇱I. ŚwiątekIga ŚwiątekNo. 2No. 2 · 10 JanPerth & Sydney SF · 10 JanLost🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkaNo. 1No. 1 · 10 JanBrisbane SF · 10 Jan
5Won🇬🇷M. SakkariMaria SakkariNo. 52No. 52 · 7 JanPerth & Sydney QF · 7 JanWon🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 5No. 5 · 9 JanBrisbane QF · 9 Jan
6Lost🇪🇸J. Bouzas ManeiroJessica Bouzas ManeiroNo. 41No. 41 · 5 JanPerth & Sydney RR · 5 JanWon🇷🇺E. AlexandrovaEkaterina AlexandrovaNo. 10No. 10 · 8 JanBrisbane R16 · 8 Jan
7Won🇦🇷S. SierraSolana SierraNo. 66No. 66 · 3 JanPerth & Sydney RR · 3 JanWon🇦🇺A. TomljanovicAjla TomljanovicNo. 80No. 80 · 6 JanBrisbane R32 · 6 Jan
8Lost🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkaNo. 1No. 1 · 6 NovRiyadh RR · 6 NovLost🇨🇭B. BencicBelinda BencicNo. 14No. 14 · 24 OctTokyo QF · 24 Oct
9Won🇮🇹J. PaoliniJasmine PaoliniNo. 8No. 8 · 4 NovRiyadh RR · 4 NovWon🇦🇺M. JointMaya JointNo. 34No. 34 · 22 OctTokyo R16 · 22 Oct
10Lost🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulaNo. 5No. 5 · 2 NovRiyadh RR · 2 NovWon🇨🇿M. VondrousovaMarketa VondrousovaR32 · 20 OctTokyo R32 · 20 Oct