Grand Slam · French Open
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Gauff
🪃 Counterpuncher
Townsend
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 56% vs 🤖 Servebot across 643 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Coco Gauff here.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the servebot's high ace rate. On Clay, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Gauff | Townsend |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| Avg odds | 2.18 | 1.69 |
| ROI % | +118.0% | +33.2% |
| Units P/L | +2.36u | +1.66u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
First career meeting
Gauff and Townsend have never faced each other on tour.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Gauff has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Townsend's 44%).
| Opponent | Gauff | Townsend |
|---|---|---|
| Iva Jovic | W 57 75 62 | L 57 26 |
| Mirra Andreeva | W 46 62 64 | W 75 62 |
| Marie Bouzkova | W 61 76 | W 63 75 |
| Liudmila Samsonova | W 75 61 | W 62 64 |
| Elisabetta Cocciaretto | W 36 64 63 | L 36 26 |
| Jasmine Paolini | W 63 62 | L 36 61 26 |
| Hailey Baptiste | W 36 60 63 | L 36 76 36 |
| Leylah Fernandez | W 64 46 75 | L 46 67 |
| Danielle Collins | W 75 46 76 | W 64 76 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Gauff | Townsend |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 67.9% | 68.5% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 66.4% | 65.5% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 40.8% | 48.6% |
| Aces / Match | 2.8 | 3.6 |
| Double Faults / Match | 5.4 | 1.6 |
| Break Points Saved % | 51.5% | 58.9% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 43.5% | 36.1% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 57.7% | 54.4% |
| BP Converted % | 46.5% | 51% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 53.6% | 51.5% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 73% | 50% |
Last five matches per player
Match summary
Coco Gauff meets Taylor Townsend on May 26 in the French Open on outdoor clay. The world number four comes in off a two-match winning streak, while Townsend, ranked 96th, arrives with a mixed recent record across tour events.
Gauff and Townsend have never faced each other. Over their recent clay samples, Gauff has posted a 17-3 record; Townsend sits at 8-12. Both players last competed 20 days ago. Gauff won four of her last five matches overall, while Townsend has won three of her last five. Against common opponents including Elisabetta Cocciaretto and Elise Mertens, Gauff was victorious in each case; Townsend fell to all four.
Gauff operates as a counterpuncher who reads and redirects pace. Townsend builds points through her serve and looks to finish from the baseline. On clay, Gauff's movement and court position have thrived; Townsend's service-based approach has produced results at a lower rate on the surface. The match asks whether Taylor Townsend can pressure Gauff early in rallies and whether Coco Gauff's return and transitional game can neutralize Townsend's primary weapons.
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