American tennis star Coco Gauff put on a dominant display as she eased past Emma Raducanu on Monday to book her spot in the Italian Open quarterfinals.

Coco Gauff was testing Emma Raducanu’s resurging form on clay in what was advertised as a battle between two former US Open winners. Instead, it became a display of Coco Gauff’s developing superiority on the court.

The scoreline in Emma Raducanu’s 6-1, 6-2 defeat against Coco Gauff at the Italian Open will do little to suggest she is ready to compete with the game’s top stars, but she should take some encouragement from the match.