WTA Indian Wells: Gauff vs Peterson Tennis Prediction & Pick

TennisSection previews the 2023 WTA Indian Wells tournament as Coco Gauff takes on Rebecca Peterson in the fourth round on Tuesday, March 14, 2023.

A day after turning 19, Coco Gauff will look to continue her meteoric rise by reaching the quarterfinal at Indian Wells. But in-form Rebecca Peterson might look to gatecrash the party. Who will prevail?

Coco Gauff vs. Rebecca Peterson Match Preview

Coco Gauff has turned 19 and has played in every single WTA tournament possible at the top level. She has been to the Roland Garros final and has captured multiple doubles titles alongside compatriot Jessica Pegula. To imagine that Gauff has not even hit her peak years is scary, and the potential is extremely enticing. So could the young American pinch her first win in her final teenage year at Indian Wells against in-form Rebecca Peterson?

Rebecca Peterson, meanwhile, continued her fantastic start to the year by reaching the fourth round of Indian Wells for the first time. Peterson has been required to run the gauntlet this week all the way from qualifying and upsetting the likes of Marta Kostyuk and Jil Teichmann in the main draw. But victory over Coco Gauff will rank higher than any of her 15 wins this year. Let’s see if she can produce the upset on Tuesday.

Coco Gauff vs. Rebecca Peterson Prediction and Pick

Rebecca Peterson leads Coco Gauff 1-0, beating the American at the Midland ITF back in 2019. Gauff has since grown in stature and ranking in the past three years and is one of the best players on the women’s tour. Peterson has managed to turn her season back on track in recent weeks and is guaranteed a return to the top 100. But with Gauff’s athleticism and rally tolerance being vastly superior to the Swede’s, we like the American teenage phenom to win again and advance into the last eight at Indian Wells.