17-year-old Gauff, who final week reached the Italian Open semifinals for her career-best end result on clay, defeated her 19-year-old compatriot Amanda Anisimova in straight units. USA’s Coco Gauff (Reuters Image)HIGHLIGHTSCoco Gauff superior into Emilia-Romagna Open semifinals after beating Amanda AnisimovaGauff defeated compatriot Anisimova in straight unitsFormer US Open champion Sloane Stephens additionally reached the semifinalsCoco Gauff superior to the semifinals of the Emilia-Romagna Open after beating Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday in a match between two American youngsters.The 17-year-old Gauff, who final week reached the Italian Open semifinals for her career-best end result on clay, got here from 3-0 down within the second set.“In the second set I was missing a lot of balls. In the first three games I think I lost seven or eight points in a row,” Gauff said. “And then I honestly just decided to go for bigger targets and focus on hitting the ball deeper instead of trying to hit winners.”The third-seeded Gauff will subsequent face Czech participant Katerina Siniakova, who beat eighth-seeded Caroline Garcia 7-5, 6-1.Siniakova eradicated Serena Williams on Tuesday.Former U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens additionally reached the semifinals by beating Sara Errani of Italy 6-3, 6-0.Stephens will face sixth-seeded Qiang Wang, who upset second-seeded Petra Marti 7-6 (4), 3-6, 7-5 in a match lasting three hours.(With enter from AP)Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.