Coco Gauff told the Italian Open crowd that they are welcome to boo her for a "controversial" opinion shared during her on-court interview. The American had defeated Mirra Andreeva 6-4, 7-6 (5) to reach the semi-final, before she was asked for her stance on different types of pasta.

Coco Gauff was so confident in her opinion, so much so that she was more than ready for the crowd to boo her. The American had just beaten Mirra Andreeva 6-4, 7-6 (6-5) to reach the semi-finals of

Coco Gauff vs Emma Raducanu in the last 16 of the 2025 Italian Open takes place on Monday, May 12. The match will be held on clay at the Grand Stand Arena in Rome, with an estimated start time of 2pm BST.

Coco Gauff advanced to the Round of 16 at the Italian Open after defeating Magda Linette. Following her victory, the American shared a lighthearted moment with rising star Alexandra Eala before the tournament.

Gauff and Eala absorbed a tough three-set loss against Italian Open defending champions Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini, 5-7, 6-3, 10-7, Thursday (Manila time) in their quarterfinal matchup in Rome. Errani and Paolini are the defending champions in the Italian Open. Last year, they defeated Gauff and Erin Routliffe in the final.

Gauff’s victory comes just days after another major moment in Rome: the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pope, who was chosen last week at the conclusion of the papal conclave. The event drew global attention to the Vatican — including from Gauff herself.

There are just four days left of the Italian Open, with the likes of Jannik Sinner and Coco Gauff headlining the day's play on Thursday. Last night saw top seed Aryna Sabalenka crash out to Qinwen Zheng and Alexander Zverev exit to home favourite Lorenzo Musetti.

Champion Alexander Zverev and world number one Aryna Sabalenka fell by the wayside in the quarter-finals of the Italian Open on Wednesday, while Carlos Alcaraz beat Briton's Jack Draper 6-4 6-4 to reach the last four for the first time at the claycourt event.