Raducanu had won three matches in a row to reach the last-16 in Rome for the first time – beating qualifier Maya Joint, lucky loser Jil Teichmann and Veronika Kudermetova – but former French Open finalist Gauff represented a step up in class and displayed her impressive court-coverage and aggressive shot-making on the surface.

Watch Italian Open live on Sky Sports until May 18; Womens semi-finals take place on Thursday as Jasmine Paolini faces Peyton Stearns, while Coco Gauff plays Qinwen Zheng; Mens quarter-finals finish as Jannik Sinner vs Casper Ruud,

Fifth seed Jack Draper will take on Casper Ruud in the final of the 2025 Madrid Open. The head-to-head between the duo currently stands at 0-0.

It is Alcaraz who leads the head-to-head record 3-2, coming out on top earlier this year when Draper had to retire from their Australian Open clash, but the Briton got his revenge on his way to ...

British No 1 Jack Draper through to Madrid Open final - his second Masters 1000 final in two months; three-time Grand Slam finalist Casper Ruud stands between Draper and breakthrough clay victory; wat