Gauff battalted for more than three hours, beat Zheng and is a finalist of Rome Open

The battle of the day in the Rome Open It took place in the women’s team, more precisely in the match between Coco Gauff (3rd world ranking) and Qinwen Zheng (8th): After more than three and a half hours, the American, which will be number 2 of the planet from next week, won by 7-6 (3), 4-6 and 7-6 (4).

With this victory, Gauff will look for its third crown at WTA 1000 level, but the first on brick dust. Previously, he consecrated in Cincinnati 2023 and Beijing 2024respectively.

The party had an almost absolute parity, with endless comings and turns in the Score. In fact, Zheng took for a game on the final set, when it served 5-3. However, he could not hold the advantage or close the match thanks to the resistance proposed by the 21 -year -old tennis player.

To get your title number 11 in the professional circuit, It must defeat local hope in the definition, Jasmine Paolini (5th). The history between the two is 2-1 in favor of the American, although in brick dust Paolini is 1-0 up (he defeated it recently in stots in Stuttgart).

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