🎾 Charleston WTA: Cocciaretto vs Dolehide

🎾 Charleston WTA: Cocciaretto vs Dolehide

🧠 Form & Context

🟨 Elisabetta Cocciaretto

• ⚠️ Injury setback: Withdrew from Puerto Vallarta 125k last week due to a lower back issue.
• 📉 Rough 2025: Just 4 wins in 8 tournaments; sliding outside the top 80.
• 🌟 Notable spark: Wins over Begu and Bogdan in Cluj for a rare quarterfinal this year.
• 🏆 Charleston comfort: Won the 125k hard court title here in 2024, bringing good memories.

🟥 Caroline Dolehide

• 🇺🇸 Home stretch: Has been on U.S. hard courts recently; QF in Austin and R3 in Indian Wells.
• ⚖️ Mixed results: Early exit in Miami qualies, but beat Lys and Rakhimova in Indian Wells.
• 🔁 Rank stability: Has hovered inside top 100 despite inconsistency—Guangzhou finalist, DC semifinalist since fall.
• 📍 Charleston veteran: Competing here since 2017, with a best of 3R in 2023.

🔍 Match Breakdown

This is a close matchup between two players with Charleston experience and shaky 2025 form. Cocciaretto’s injury clouds her readiness, though she has shown brief clay potential in the past. Dolehide is comfortable on U.S. soil but still adapting to the surface switch.

The Italian is more consistent from the baseline when healthy, while Dolehide has the firepower to shorten points. The outcome could hinge on Cocciaretto’s physical condition and Dolehide’s first-serve efficiency.

🔮 Prediction

Pick: Dolehide in 3 sets

Assuming Cocciaretto isn’t at full fitness, Dolehide’s recent momentum on home soil and comfort in Charleston could make the difference in a tightly contested match.