Emma Raducanu powered into the Italian Open last-16 with a three sets victory over Veronika Kudermetova and now faces a tough clash against Coco Gauff - but was left shocked when told she would be pla

In the men’s draw fifth seed Jack Draper faces qualifier Vit Kopriva. The Czech is ranked 92nd in the world and sprung a surprise in his previous match, beating 32nd seed Sebastian Baez in three sets. Draper overcame Italian hopeful Luciano Darderi - and a heavily partisan crowd - in the previous round.

Interim coach Mark Petchey is expected to remain on Raducanu's coaching staff through Wimbledon. Simon Briggs of The Telegraph was the first to report this scoop.

Emma Raducanu will finalise her French Open preparations in Strasbourg next week after the British No 2 was handed a wildcard into the draw. Raducanu made encouraging progress to the last 16 of the Italian Open, winning three clay-court matches in a row for the first time in her career before losing 6-1 6-2 to world No 3 Coco Gauff.