Gauff sees off Andreeva to reach Italian Open semis

Coco Gauff marched into the semifinals of the Italian Open on Wednesday by beating Mirra Andreeva in straight sets, 6-4, 7-6 (7/5).

American Gauff has guaranteed herself No 2 in the world rankings with her solid displays in Rome, where she saw off seventh seed Andreeva on centre court.

Coco into a THIRD Rome semifinal 💫

The fourth seed sees off Mirra Andreeva 6-4, 7-6(5) to book her spot in the final four in the Italian capital.@CocoGauff | #IBI25 pic.twitter.com/kFpwrljKot

— wta (@WTA) May 14, 2025

Former US Open winner Gauff said that she had "a lot of confidence" for the last four, where she could face tournament favourite Aryna Sabalenka with the world No 1 taking on Zheng Qinwen later on Wednesday.

"Maybe some points weren't my best. I still managed to be successful," said Gauff.

Gauff, 21, is looking for her first title of the season, ahead of Roland Garros starting later this month, after losing the Madrid final to Sabalenka.

Indian Wells champion Andreeva, at 18 years old the youngest woman to reach the last eight at the Foro Italico since Gauff in 2021, put up surprisingly little resistance in a low-key first set.

And Gauff had too much for her in the second, quickly responding to each of Andreeva's breaks of serve before coming through a tricky tie-break.