Emma Raducanu powered into the Italian Open last-16 with a three sets victory over Veronika Kudermetova and now faces a tough clash against Coco Gauff - but was left shocked when told she would be pla

In the men’s draw fifth seed Jack Draper faces qualifier Vit Kopriva. The Czech is ranked 92nd in the world and sprung a surprise in his previous match, beating 32nd seed Sebastian Baez in three sets. Draper overcame Italian hopeful Luciano Darderi - and a heavily partisan crowd - in the previous round.

Emma Raducanu will reportedly stick with stand-in coach Mark Petchey for the entirety of the grass-court season, including Wimbledon. Former British No. 1 Petchey was brought in at the Miami Open two months ago on an ad-hoc basis, but the pair are set to continue their partnership.

Emma Raducanu will finalise her French Open preparations in Strasbourg next week after the British No 2 was handed a wildcard into the draw. Raducanu made encouraging progress to the last 16 of the Italian Open, winning three clay-court matches in a row for the first time in her career before losing 6-1 6-2 to world No 3 Coco Gauff.