Coco Gauff played aggressively throughout to advance to the last four at the clay-court tournament for the third time.

The Spaniard also bagged a top-two seeding at the French Open which begins later this month, but in the meantime the four-time Grand Slam winner continues his bid for a first Rome crown.

Jack Draper will be eyeing another statement win over Carlos Alcaraz as the two meet in a much-anticipated quarter-final clash at the Italian Open this afternoon. The British number one got the better of Alcaraz when they last met at Indian Wells on his way to winning the title,