Coco Gauff ranks fifth in two outstanding stats after beating Mirra Andreeva in Rome

Ewan West 14 May 2025 4:01 PM

Coco Gauff reacts after her win

Coco Gauff overcame her young rival Mirra Andreeva in straight sets to progress to the semi-finals of the 2025 Italian Open.

The American clinched a 6-4, 7-6(5) victory over seventh-ranked Andreeva in the last eight at the Foro Italico.

The world No 3 now holds a 4-0 record against Andreeva, and she has won seven consecutive sets against the 18-year-old Russian.

In her on-court interview, Gauff said: “I’m feeling really good — and I feel I have a lot to improve on, too.

“When you’re winning matches and you still feel like you have a whole ceiling to reach, it just makes you feel good.

“I’ve lost in the semis here a few times, so I’m hoping to get through to the final stage. At the end, my defence, it was tough.

“We were both tight in the tiebreaker, it was whoever could make the last ball. Today some points weren’t my best, but still managed to be successful.”

At the age of 21 years and 54 days, Gauff has become the fifth youngest woman to reach three semi-finals at the Italian Open in the Open Era, having also made the last four in 2021 and 2024.

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Monica Seles is the youngest player to accomplish the feat, having reached her third Rome semi-final at the age of 18 years and 168 days.

Martina Hingis is the next youngest to achieve it (18 years and 231 days), while Gabriela Sabatini (19 years and 3 days) and Chris Evert (20 years and 158 days) rank third and fourth.

Gauff is through to her 10th WTA 1000 semi-final, and there are only four players who have reached more before the age of 22. Former world No 1 Hingis featured in a staggering 33 WTA 1000 (Tier I) semi-finals before her 22nd birthday.

Most WTA 1000 level semi-finals reached before turning 22

1. Martina Hingis – 33

2. Maria Sharapova – 15

=3. Venus Williams – 11

=3. Serena Williams – 11

5. Coco Gauff – 10

Gauff will face either world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka or eighth seed Zheng Qinwen in the last four in Rome.

Asked who she would prefer to play, Gauff said: “I don’t have a preference, to be honest. They’re both tough players. It’s going to be a tough match
regardless of who I play.

“Obviously I would maybe like to play Aryna because I just played her in Madrid, just to get some revenge (smiling). Obviously Qinwen is tough to play. I have no preference. It’s going to be a tough, hard match either way.”

The 2023 US Open champion added: “I’m really confident on clay. I think it’s a surface that works well for my game.

“I would love to get a big title on clay just because I do love it. Yeah, I’m having a lot of confidence, but hoping to go even further.”