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.

Coco Gauff has been in blistering form at the Italian Open, reaching the semi-finals of the women's singles tournament and the quarter-finals of the doubles alongside Alexandra Eala

Coco Gauff extended her unbeaten streak against Mirra Andreeva to reach the Italian Open semifinals at the clay-court tournament Wednesday.