Jack Draper and Carlos Alcaraz will go toe-to-toe in a blockbuster Italian Open quarter-final this afternoon. It is Alcaraz who leads the head-to-head record 3-2, coming out on top earlier this year when Draper had to retire from their Australian Open clash, but the Briton got his revenge on his way to winning the title at Indian Wells.

Follow live text and score updates as Jack Draper faces Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals of the Italian Open in Rome.

Plastic sheets cover the field during a thunderstorm prior to the start round of sixteen match between Jannik Sinner and Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome,

Coco Gauff told the Italian Open crowd that they are welcome to boo her for a "controversial" opinion shared during her on-court interview. The American had defeated Mirra Andreeva 6-4, 7-6 (5) to reach the semi-final, before she was asked for her stance on different types of pasta.

American Coco Gauff defeats Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva in straight sets to march into the semi-finals of the Italian Open.

(Reuters) -Defending champion Iga Swiatek was bundled out of the Italian Open by American Danielle Collins, who beat the Polish world number two 6-1 7-5 in the round of 32 on Saturday. Five-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek went 5-0 down in the opening set before managing to get on board and avoid an embarrassing bagel.

Aryna Sabalenka showed her true colours with a classy gesture towards Marta Kostyuk, who refused to offer a post-match handshake at the Italian Open. Sabalenka booked her place in the quarter-finals with a hard-fought victory over her Ukrainian rival on Tuesday. She will face reigning Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen in the last eight.