Coco Gauff besegrade Sorana Cirstea med 6-4, 6-3 och nådde finalen i Italian Open för andra året i rad. Amerikanen efterlyste även förändringar i det traditionella poängsystemet inom tennis i sina kommentarer efter matchen.
Gauff säkrade sin finalplats den 15 maj genom en seger i raka set mot rumänskan i semifinalen. Hon beskrev det nuvarande poängsystemet som förvirrande för nya åskådare och föreslog ett enklare, stegvis system istället för det mångåriga 15-30-40-systemet.
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Aryna Sabalenka defeated Coco Gauff in three sets to defend her Miami Open title on Saturday at Hard Rock Stadium. The world No. 1 completed the Sunshine Double by winning Indian Wells and Miami back-to-back. The match featured tense moments, including Sabalenka's irritation with noise from Gauff's player box.
Coco Gauff defeated Tereza Valentova 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the Italian Open. The world number four advanced to the round of 32 after an hour and 34 minutes on court.
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Coco Gauff overcame a set deficit and a match point to defeat Iva Jovic 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 in the round of 16 at the Italian Open on May 11. The World No. 4 secured her place in the quarterfinals after the teenager took a medical timeout for a blister.
Sorana Cirstea defeated world number one Aryna Sabalenka in a three-set match at the Italian Open on May 9. The Romanian came back from a first-set deficit to win 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the round of 32.
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Elina Svitolina, the seventh seed at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, came from a set down to defeat Antonia Ružić in the quarterfinals. The Ukrainian player secured a 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory in a two-hour match, marking her third semifinal appearance of 2026. She will next face Coco Gauff in the semifinals of the WTA 1000 event.
Jessica Pegula staged a comeback to defeat Amanda Anisimova in the semifinals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Elina Svitolina outlasted Coco Gauff in a three-set thriller featuring the longest tiebreak of the year. The two veterans will face off in Saturday's final.
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Kamilla Rakhimova upset 2019 champion Bianca Andreescu in the first round of the BNP Paribas Open, winning 6-7(6), 6-0, 6-1 despite dropping the opening set. The Uzbek qualifier advanced to face Coco Gauff in the second round after capitalizing on Andreescu's blister injury. Rakhimova expressed confidence ahead of the matchup against the world No. 4.