Overview
- The match is set for Friday, July 3, not before 12 p.m. ET on No. 1 Court and will be televised on ESPN with streaming on ESPN’s services.
- Liu reached the main draw by winning three qualifying matches and then beat Hanne Vandewinkel and Zeynep Sonmez to reach her first Grand Slam third round.
- Her Wimbledon form has been strong, with 22 of 37 break points converted and a live ranking rise to about 109, meaning a win over Gauff would likely push her back into the top 100.
- Gauff leads their senior head-to-head 2-0 with both wins on hard courts, and pre-match betting and previews list Gauff as the clear favorite.
- Liu was a junior Wimbledon champion in 2017 and once reached a career-high ranking of 52, so a deep run at SW19 would change her immediate career trajectory and earnings potential.