Cori Gauff v Karolina Muchova US Open semi-final predictions & tennis betting tips: Home favourite to triumph in three-set thriller

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Cori Gauff v Karolina Muchova US Open semi-final preview 

Cori Gauff brushed aside Karolina Muchova 6-3 6-4 to claim her third title of the season in Cincinnati last month and bookmakers are expecting the American to frank the form and seal a place in her maiden US Open final.

There is little doubt that Gauff is the form of her life and she stretched her winning run to ten when bulldozing her way past quarter-final opponent Jelena Ostapenko inside just 69 minutes.

However, the schedule had been harsh on Ostapenko, who had less recovery time than Gauff following her fourth-round upset of world number one Iga Swiatek.

It is, therefore, easy to see why the Latvian was unable to match the levels she produced against the Polish phenomenon and Gauff’s 6-0 6-2 triumph may be worth taking with a pinch of salt.

Muchova was also pretty devastating in booking her semi-final ticket, outclassing Elena Rybakina’s conqueror Sorana Cirstea 6-0 6-3.

It means Muchova, reinvigorated this season after a lean spell with injuries, has dropped only one set across the tournament and has lost only three of her 16 matches during this hard-court campaign.

The Czech talent had finished runner-up to Swiatek at the French Open in June, just as Gauff had a year earlier, and full of belief she is going to be difficult to budge.

However, armed with strong backing from the vocal New York crowd, teenage talent Gauff still holds the aces and should find her way to prevail.

The athletic American has needed three sets before seeing off Laura Siegemund, Elise Mertens and Caroline Wozniacki in New York and another battle could be in store against Muchova.

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