Gauff beats Anisimova to reach Emilia-Romagna semifinals

Coco Gauff earned a straight-sets win over Amanda Anisimova to cruise into the last-four stage of the Emilia-Romagna Open.

Coco Gauff advanced to the semifinals of the Emilia-Romagna Open by beating Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday.

The 17-year-old Gauff, who last week reached the Italian Open semifinals for her career-best result on clay, will next face Czech player Katerina Siniakova, who beat eighth-seeded Caroline Garcia 7-5, 6-1. Siniakova eliminated Serena Williams on Tuesday.

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Former U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens also reached the semifinals by beating Sara Errani of Italy 6-3, 6-0. Stephens will face either second-seeded Petra Martic or sixth-seeded Qiang Wang.