Emma Raducanu's encouraging Italian Open run ends in the last 16 as Coco Gauff proves too much of a step up in class.

Coco Gauff may have won the lone meeting against Emma Raducanu in straight sets but has made it clear that she expects "a tough battle" on a completely different surface this time. Two and a half years ago, the third-ranked American defeated the British tennis player 6-3 7-6 (4) on the hard courts of the Australian Open.

Still, we may see Times Square-level electricity pop among the muscular marble statues when US Open champions Coco Gauff and Emma Raducanu square off on Rome’s red clay for a quarterfinal spot. Today,