Emma Raducanu will look to continue her Italian Open campaign as she faces Veronika Kudermetova in the third round. Raducanu breezed through the second round with a ruthless 6-2 6-2 victory over surprise opponent Jil Teichmann, having originally been meant to face 21st seed Ekaterina Alexandrova before she pulled out with a shoulder injury.

After winning their matches on Sunday, Coco Gauff and Emma Raducanu will meet in the fourth-round of the 2025 Italian Open.

Kudermetova is yet to drop a set so far and has picked up wins against Lucrezia Stefanini and 15th seed Amanda Anisimova. The 28-year-old Russian, is a former top 10 player and she has pedigree on clay after reaching the quarter-finals at Roland Garros in 2022. She also made a run to the last four in Rome in 2023.