Emma Raducanu's encouraging Italian Open run ends in the last 16 as Coco Gauff proves too much of a step up in class.

Emma Raducanu exited the Italian Open at the last-16 stage after being outclassed in a straight-sets defeat by Coco Gauff. Raducanu was bidding to reach a second WTA 1000 quarter-final of 2025, having reached the last eight in Miami in March, but fourth seed Gauff won 6-1 6-2 in the battle of the former US Open champions.

Emma Raducanu takes on Coco Gauff in the Italian Open last-16 as two young stars battle for a place in the quarter-finals in Rome. Raducanu fought from behind to claim an impressive win over Veronika Kudermetova on Sunday,