Jasmine Paolini beat Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-2 in the Italian Open women’s singles final on Saturday to become the first Italian player to win the tournament in 40 years, before repeating the feat in the doubles final on Sunday.

Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala and American world No. 2 Coco Gauff saw their impressive run in the Italian Open come to a narrow end after a hard-fought quarterfinal defeat to defending champions and home crowd favorites,

Coco Gauff served to an empty court at one stage during her Italian Open semi-final showdown with Qinwen Zheng after her opponent had left her position to change her racket. The match proved to be a scintillating affair, with Gauff coming out on top after a tiebreak in the deciding set.