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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Tumaini Carayol at the Foro Italico

Emma Raducanu’s Italian Open run screeches to halt against Coco Gauff

Emma Raducanu
Emma Raducanu’s promising first week at the Italian Open was followed by a chastening defeat in the last 16. Photograph: Alessandra Tarantino/AP

During her encouraging journey to the second week of the Italian Open, Emma Raducanu showcased her quality and fighting spirit across three wins against solid top 100 opponents.

The best players in the world, ­however, present a completely dif­ferent physical and mental challenge. This was reinforced on a windy Monday afternoon as ­Raducanu was outclassed by a supreme display from the fourth seed Coco Gauff. Fresh off her run to the Madrid Open final, Gauff played another brilliant match in a contest between two former US Open champions to reach the quarter-finals in Rome with an emphatic 6-1, 6-2 win.

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