Coco Gauff def. Sorana Cirstea 6-4, 6-3 — Italian Open 2026 Semifinal

Match recap

Coco Gauff defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-4, 6-3 in the Semifinal of the Italian Open 2026.

Coco Gauff turned return chances into the match, converting five of six break points to Sorana Cirstea's three of five. Gauff backed it with 74% on first-serve points (29 of 39) and won 18 of 37 first-serve returns, taking 62 of 106 total points. The straight-sets win pushes her H2H edge over Cirstea to 3-0.

Match stats

Sorana Cirstea: 3 aces, 66% first serves, 0 double faults, 3/5 break points. Coco Gauff: 0 aces, 78% first serves, 1 double fault, 5/6 break points.

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Head-to-head

Sorana Cirstea and Coco Gauff have met 3 times, with Coco Gauff leading the head-to-head 3–0.