No. 4 seed Coco Gauff stepped up when it mattered the most and beat seventh-seeded Mirra Andreeva in two tight sets 6-4 7-6 (5) to book a Rome Open semifinal spot. Early on in the match, there wasn't much separating the two as not a single break point was seen.

Coco Gauff secured a notable victory against Mirra Andreeva 6-4, 7-6 (4) and became the first semifinalist of the Rome Open. The world No. 3 came out on top of a tight match and returns to the semifinals of a WTA 1000 event.

ROME (AP) — Coco Gauff extended her unbeaten streak against Mirra Andreeva to reach the Italian Open semifinals on Wednesday. Gauff played aggressively throughout to advance to the last four at the clay-court tournament for the third time with a 6-4, 7-6 (5) win.