Emma Raducanu vs Coco Gauff LIVE: Italian Open latest score and updates – UK Times

Emma Raducanu said she was proud of how she kept her focus as she came from behind to defeat Veronika Kudermetova and reach the last-16 of the Italian Open.

After losing the first set, Raducanu dropped just one game as the Briton surged to a 5-7 6-0 6-1 victory and booked a clash with fourth seed Coco Gauff in Rome.

Raducanu was pleased with how she bounced back from the first set and didn’t let Kudermetova back into the contest, believing the former World No 9’s medical timeout late in the second set was an attempt to “throw me off”.

Kudermetova went off court for several minutes as Raducanu was forced to wait, but the 22-year-old kept her composure and highlighted the “big progress” she has made.

Emma Raducanu set up an Italian Open last-16 meeting with Coco Gauff as she came from behind to beat Veronika Kudermetova in Rome.

After losing the first set despite serving at 5-4 up, Raducanu bounced back in emphatic fashion, seeing off her Russian opponent 5-7 6-0 6-1 in a contest lasting just over two-and-a-half hours.

The 22-year-old Briton told Sky Sports: “For me the best thing about today I think was recovering after losing the first set and having serve for it.

“I think I threw in a pretty poor game at 5-4 serving, but I felt under pressure on Veronika’s returns, she was literally red-lining everything and it was all going in and I was like ‘I don’t know where to serve’ and it’s not a nice feeling to have.

“I’m so happy with how I didn’t let the rest of the match get away with me. I think that’s a big progress compared to maybe the matches I played in the past.”

CAMPO CENTRALE (Start 10:00 AM)

1. Peyton Stearns (USA) vs. Naomi Osaka (JPN)
2. [6] Jasmine Paolini (ITA) vs. [17] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) (NB 11:30)
3. [1] Jannik Sinner (ITA) vs. [LL] Jesper de Jong (NED) (NB 14:00)
4. [29] Matteo Berrettini (ITA) vs. [6] Casper Ruud (NOR) (NB 18:00)
5. [1] Aryna Sabalenka vs. Marta Kostyuk (UKR) (NB 19:30)

GRAND STAND ARENA (Start 10:00 AM)

1. [LL] Hugo Dellien (BOL) vs. [7] Alex de Minaur (AUS)
2. [20] Jakub Mensik (CZE) vs. Fabian Marozsan (HUN)
3. [4] Coco Gauff (USA) vs. Emma Raducanu (GBR) (NB 14:00)
4. Jaume Munar (ESP) vs. [22] Sebastian Korda (USA)
5. Bianca Andreescu (CAN) vs. [8] Qinwen Zheng (CHN) (NB 17:30)

The last-16 match in Rome will be played after 2pm UK time and is scheduled third on the Grand Stand Arena.

It follows two matches in the men’s singles with seventh seed Alex de Minaur first facing the lucky loser Hugo Dellien and then Miami champion Jakub Mensik taking on the in-form Fabian Marozsan.

The action gets underway at 10am UK, so if De Minaur and Mensik can progress in good time then Raducanu and Gauff will take to court at 2pm, but it may be slightly later depending on the previous matches.

The tournament is being shown on Sky Sports in the UK. Customers can also stream the action on Sky Go or Now TV.

Coco Gauff, 21, has more experience and pedigree on clay that the 22-year-old Emma Raducanu, having reached a French Open final and featuring in the Madrid Open final last week, where she lost to World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka.

The American also won their previous meeting in the second round of the Australian Open in 2023.

“I think I’m playing pretty good tennis right now and she is going to be a great test,” Raducanu added. “I mean she’s made the final of the French Open so she’s great on this surface.”

Emma Raducanu said she was looking forward to a “great test” against Coco Gauff as the pair meet for just the second time and with a place in the Italian Open quarter-finals up for grabs.

Raducanu appeared to be surprised when she was told that her opponent in the fourth round was the fourth seed Gauff, having come from behind to defeat Veronika Kudermetova on Sunday.

“I haven’t looked at the draw to be honest but she’s a great competitor. Are you sure I’m playing Coco?” Raducanu said when being interviewed by Sky Sports.