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Coco Gauff awkwardly takes selfie in front of Emma Raducanu after thrashing Brit inside 90 minutes
Coco Gauff stormed to the quarter-finals of the Rome Open with a 6-1 6-2 victory over Emma Raducanu on Monday. Although in what made for awkward viewing, she marked her celebrations with a selfie – only for Raducanu to be caught in it. Gauff inadvertently caught Raducanu in her post-match selfieGetty It was a match in which Raducanu had very little answers for as Gauff played lights-out tennis and quickly took control when she raced to a 3-0 lead in the first set. Raducanu was outclassed by the World No.3 and by the time she got into it it was too late, as she showed flashes of good tennis but not enough to ever challenge Gauff. Gauff’s post-match victory selfies are a known part of her celebrations but this one has caught the attention of fans online. As Gauff posed for her picture, the Brit was walking off the court and it seems a few pictures with a dejected Raducanu lurking in the back might have been taken. “The way Coco’s smile dropped when she saw Emma walk by,” one fan posted on X along with the video. “This took me out,” one fan wrote. “Awful timing,” another added. Ultimately for Raducanu, the biggest disappointment will be not continuing her run in Rome. For the first time in her career, the British no.2 had won three clay-court matches in a row to reach the round of 16 in the Italian capital. Gauff’s movement was too much for Raducanu, whose speed has improved on clay but not enough to keep up with the American. GettyRaducanu can be proud with her showing in Rome[/caption] Gauff was too strong for Raducanu in the endGetty This is a surface she has barely played on, with her match on Monday her 21st on clay, compared to 81 on hard courts. Gauff, who is fresh from a Madrid Open final, is enjoying a strong season on clay so far and dug deep to see out the win in 1 hour and 20 minutes, losing only three games in the process. “Emma is a tough opponent no matter what surface and always tough to play – so I’m happy with how I played,” Gauff told Sky Sports afterwards. “My level is getting better every match and [reaching the] Madrid [final] was a step in the right direction. “Today I think my forehand was a big weapon, set me up for a lot of short balls and a lot of good points.” Gauff will hope to reach another final on clay but first is a quarter-final clash against either Clara Tauson or teenage sensation Mirra Andreeva.
Coco Gauff stormed to the quarter-finals of the Rome Open with a 6-1 6-2 victory over Emma Raducanu on Monday.
Although in what made for awkward viewing, she marked her celebrations with a selfie – only for Raducanu to be caught in it.
It was a match in which Raducanu had very little answers for as Gauff played lights-out tennis and quickly took control when she raced to a 3-0 lead in the first set.
Raducanu was outclassed by the World No.3 and by the time she got into it it was too late, as she showed flashes of good tennis but not enough to ever challenge Gauff.
Gauff’s post-match victory selfies are a known part of her celebrations but this one has caught the attention of fans online.
As Gauff posed for her picture, the Brit was walking off the court and it seems a few pictures with a dejected Raducanu lurking in the back might have been taken.
“The way Coco’s smile dropped when she saw Emma walk by,” one fan posted on X along with the video.
“This took me out,” one fan wrote.
“Awful timing,” another added.
Ultimately for Raducanu, the biggest disappointment will be not continuing her run in Rome.
For the first time in her career, the British no.2 had won three clay-court matches in a row to reach the round of 16 in the Italian capital.
Gauff’s movement was too much for Raducanu, whose speed has improved on clay but not enough to keep up with the American.
This is a surface she has barely played on, with her match on Monday her 21st on clay, compared to 81 on hard courts.
Gauff, who is fresh from a Madrid Open final, is enjoying a strong season on clay so far and dug deep to see out the win in 1 hour and 20 minutes, losing only three games in the process.
“Emma is a tough opponent no matter what surface and always tough to play – so I’m happy with how I played,” Gauff told Sky Sports afterwards.
“My level is getting better every match and [reaching the] Madrid [final] was a step in the right direction.
“Today I think my forehand was a big weapon, set me up for a lot of short balls and a lot of good points.”
Gauff will hope to reach another final on clay but first is a quarter-final clash against either Clara Tauson or teenage sensation Mirra Andreeva.
