Coco Gauff and Zheng Qinwen were locked in a tightly contested battle that had seen the American edge out the first set in a tiebreak and Zheng claw back the second 6-4. However, it was in the early stages of the third set that the match had its most memorable moment- not through a blazing winner or a marathon rally, but through unfiltered humor.

World No. 2 is primed to make a deep run at the French Open and potentially collect her second career slam title

Coco Gauff defeated Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva in straight sets to march into the semi-finals of the Italian Open here on Wednesday.