Gauff, Svitolina set up women’s final at Rome Open

Coco Gauff will face Elina Svitolina in the women’s singles final at the Rome Open after both players came through their semifinal matches on the clay courts of the Foro Italico complex.

Gauff, Svitolina set up women’s final at Rome Open. Coco Gauff will face Elina Svitolina in the women’s singles final at the Rome Open after both players came through their semifinal matches on the clay courts of the Foro Italico complex. The Rome Open is a top-level WTA 1000 and ATP 1000 tournament, bringing together leading women’s and men’s players in the Italian capital. Gauff returns to final after last year’s defeat Third seed Gauff beat Romania’s Sorana Cirstea 6-4, 6-3 to move into the final for the second year in a row. Cirstea, seeded 26th, had drawn attention earlier in the tournament after knocking out top seed Aryna Sabalenka in the third round, but Gauff kept control of the semifinal and closed out the match in straight sets. Gauff lost last year’s Rome final to Italy’s Jasmine Paolini. Svitolina reaches Rome final after 8-y...