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Raducanu to face Gauff in last 16 of Italian Open
Emma Raducanu hits a return to Emma Navarro during the Miami Open tennis tournament, March 21, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Florida

EMMA RADUCANU set up an Italian Open last-16 meeting with Coco Gauff as she came from behind to beat Veronika Kudermetova in Rome today.

After losing the first set despite serving at 5-4 up, Raducanu bounced back in emphatic fashion, seeing off her Russian opponent 5-7 6-0 6-1 in a contest lasting just over two and a half hours.

The 22-year-old Briton told Sky Sports: “For me the best thing about today I think was recovering after losing the first set and having serve for it.

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