World No 3 Coco Gauff has put an end to Emma Raducanu‘s resurgence at the Italian Open, as she beat the Briton in straight sets to move into the quarter-finals in Rome.

Gauff beat the 23-year-old in fairly comfortable fashion, 6-1 6-2, to deny Raducanu the chance of becoming British No 1.

Raducanu came into the fourth round in confident mood after an impressive comeback win over Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova, setting up a battle with the US star.

However, Gauff broke early in the first set and never looked back as her pedigree on the clay proved too much for the Brit.

Emma Raducanu has been knocked out of the Italian Open in the fourth round 

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