The former US Open women's singles champion staged a youth duel at the 2025 Rome tennis tournament, and Gauff made history

The former US Open women's singles champion staged a youth duel at the 2025 Rome Tennis Championship, and the 21-year-old US fourth seed Gauff swept the 22-year-old British player Raduka 6:1, 6:2 in just 79 minutes, becoming the youngest star to reach the top 8 of the WTA 1,000-point clay tournament for the fourth time.

At just 21 years old, the fourth seed in the United States, Gauff

Gauff was getting better and better in the Italian capital, and he was particularly happy with his forehand, "That's why I win, especially in this arena, I can do a lot of things with it." Gauff hit 20 winning shots and saved all three of Raducanu's break points, and she also broke four times to complete her second straight career match, "It's still a bit slow compared to Madrid, but I've been getting used to it every game. I'm happy with my performance and I feel like most of the time I'm the one who really controls the game. ”


Gauff after the 2023 US Open ended 2021 US Open champion Raducanu's recent three-game winning streak and is about to face 18-year-old Russian No. 7 seed Andreeva, including Madrid, with a 3-0 record and Gauff having the upper hand.