Gauff beats Anisimova to reach Emilia-Romagna semifinals

<p>PARMA, Italy &mdash; Coco Gauff advanced to the semifinals of the Emilia-Romagna Open by beating Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday.</p>
<p>The 17-year-old Gauff, who last week reached the Italian Open semifinals for her career-best result on clay, will next face Czech player Katerina Siniakova, who beat eighth-seeded Caroline Garcia 7-5, 6-1.</p>
<p>Siniakova eliminated Serena Williams on Tuesday.</p>
<p>Former U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens also reached the semifinals by beating Sara Errani of Italy 6-3, 6-0.</p>
<p>Stephens will face either second-seeded Petra Martić or sixth-seeded Qiang Wang.</p>
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