Internazionali BNL d’Italia—Rome, Italy
Alcaraz, Gauff Reach Semifinals of 2025 Italian Open
Wednesday’s ATP Tour and WTA Results
Four-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz reached the semifinals of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome, Italy on Wednesday, dismissing No. 5 seed Jack Draper 6-4, 6-4.
Exacting revenge on a loss he sustained to the Brit at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California earlier this year, Alcaraz hit one ace, 24 winners, broke serve on four occasions and won 61 percent of his first serve points.
At home in Rome ?@carlosalcaraz defeats 5th seed Draper 6-4 6-4 to reach his first semi-final in Rome#IBI25 pic.twitter.com/YOyeTit40m
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) May 14, 2025
Improving to 4-2 against Draper in lifetime meetings, Alcaraz will next face either No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev or No. 8 seed Lorenzo Musetti for a spot in Sunday’s final.
Other results on the day saw No. 6 seed Casper Ruud completed a carryover match against Jaume Munar, defeating the Spaniard 6-3, 6-4. Rain postponed the contest on Tuesday.
Thursday’s action in Rome will feature top seed Jannik Sinner taking on Ruud, and No. 11 seed Tommy Paul facing No. 30 seed Hubert Hurkacz. Sinner leads Ruud 3-0 in career head-to-head matches, and Paul has a 2-1 series lead over Hurkacz.
Gauff Impressive in Quarterfinal Victory
Former US Open winner and French Open finalist Coco Gauff took one step closer to capturing the Italian Open title, defeating No. 7 seed Mirra Andreeva 6-4, 7-6(5).
In a well-played encounter, Gauff hit three aces, won 73 percent of her first serve points, and broke her Russian opponent on four occasions.
Gauff will await the winner of an enticing match up later today between top seed Aryna Sabalenka and No. 8 seed Qinwen Zheng.
Thursday’s second semifinal match will see home-country favourite Jasmine Paolini take on American Peyton Stearns. Stearns has been the talk of the event, dismissing both Naomi Osaka and No. 16 seed Elina Svitolina in third set tiebreakers.
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