Cori Gauff and Sloane Stephens both reached the semifinal in Parma to be the last Americans standing in this WTA250.
The American contingent in Emilia-Romagna was quite big, with 8 players in the main draw. Serena and Venus Williams were the most notable players, but they crashed out very early. Venus lost in the first round to Anna Schmiedlova, while Serena was defeated in the second by Katerina Siniakova.
Coco Gauff and Sloane Stephens really impressed her in their campaign in Parma. Gauff reached the semi-final without dropping a single set. This is Coco’s second consecutive semi-final after she went deep in Rome the previous week.
Sloane Stephens is well known for being a player that when she is dialed in, she can win any tournament beating any sort of opponents. The American was ruthless against Sara Errani in the quarters to concede only 3 games to the Italian and win with at 6-3 6-0 scoreline.
Cori Gauff will fight against the world no.68 Katerina Siniakova in the semifinal on Friday at 2:00 pm on Centre Court. The head to head is 1-0 for Gauff.
Sloane Stephens will play the world no.48 Qiang Wang in the semifinal on Friday at 4:30 pm on Centre Court. Their current head to head is 2-0 for Wang.
Cori Gauff and Sloane Stephens have never fought against each other.
Gauff in Parma, ranking, and results in 2021
At the moment ranked no.30 (career-high), the American has managed to achieve a compiled 21-9 win-loss record in 2021. Cori is playing at the moment in Parma where she toppled Kaia Kanepi 7-66 7-67, Camila Giorgi 6-2 6-3 and Amanda Anisimova 6-3 6-3.
Stephens in Parma, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently ranked no.65, Stephens achieved a composed 9-9 win-loss record in 2021. The American is now having a run in Parma where she ousted Caty McNally 7-64 6-4, Daria Kasatkina 1-6 6-4 7-5 and Sara Errani 6-3 6-0.
Sloane won 6 titles in her career: 5 on hard courts and 1 on clay courts. (See the list of her titles)
Cori Gauff and Sloane Stephens |
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