Match recap, highlights, and stats from Coco Gauff's victory against Qinwen Zheng in the Italian Open semifinal.

Zheng Qinwen earned her first victory over top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 6-3 on Wednesday to set up an Italian Open semifinal match against Coco Gauff.

In the Rome final, Gauff will clash against home favorite Jasmine Paolini. The American leads their head-to-head 2-1 but the fifth-ranked Italian won their most recent meeting in Stuttgart in April.