Rome, May 14 -- American sensation Coco Gauff breezed past world number seven Mirra Andreeva to confirm her berth in the semi-finals of the Italian Open on Wednesday.

In the quarter-finals clash, Gauff overwhelmed Russia's Andreeva in straight sets by 6-4, 7-6(7-5) to set up a mouth-watering semi-final in the women's singles against the winner of the top seed Aryna Sabalenka and Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen.

The 21-year-old, who stormed into the last eight after dominating Emma Raducanu, nullified the Russian's serve with her strong backline game. Despite Gauff's bold play, Andreeva maintained the parity by using the court to her advantage.

With the scoreboard reading 5-4 in the first set, Gauff had the opportunity to break Andreeva's...