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Riyadh Season to Host Italian Roma Team for Int'l Match Against Saudi Al-Shabab

Riyadh Season to Host Italian Roma Team for Int'l Match Against Saudi Al-Shabab. (SPA)
Riyadh Season to Host Italian Roma Team for Int'l Match Against Saudi Al-Shabab. (SPA)
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Riyadh Season to Host Italian Roma Team for Int'l Match Against Saudi Al-Shabab

Riyadh Season to Host Italian Roma Team for Int'l Match Against Saudi Al-Shabab. (SPA)
Riyadh Season to Host Italian Roma Team for Int'l Match Against Saudi Al-Shabab. (SPA)

The Riyadh Season, the official sponsor of the Italian Roma club team, has declared a football celebration commemorating the Saudi Al-Shabab Club Diamond Jubilee, with both teams set to compete in a global match on January 24 at Al-Awwal Park Stadium in the capital, Riyadh, SPA said on Saturday.
The celebration of Al-Shabab Diamond Jubilee marks it as one of the oldest Saudi clubs, established in 1947, with significant achievements in both local and international sports, including the Saudi Pro League, King's Cup, Saudi Super Cup, Crown Prince Cup, Saudi Federation Cup, Arab Club Champions Cup, Arab Super Cup, and AFC Cup.
The Riyadh Season continues to host global sporting events, attracting visitors worldwide to the capital annually for the experience of attending sports championships, musical concerts, exhibitions, and other unique entertainment events featuring elite celebrities and prominent brands.

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Gauff Building Momentum in Rome with French Open Looming 

USA's Coco Gauff reacts during her match against British Emma Raducanu at the WTA Rome Open tennis tournament at Foro Italico in Rome on May 12, 2025. (AFP)
USA's Coco Gauff reacts during her match against British Emma Raducanu at the WTA Rome Open tennis tournament at Foro Italico in Rome on May 12, 2025. (AFP)
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Gauff Building Momentum in Rome with French Open Looming 

USA's Coco Gauff reacts during her match against British Emma Raducanu at the WTA Rome Open tennis tournament at Foro Italico in Rome on May 12, 2025. (AFP)
USA's Coco Gauff reacts during her match against British Emma Raducanu at the WTA Rome Open tennis tournament at Foro Italico in Rome on May 12, 2025. (AFP)

Coco Gauff became the youngest player to reach four WTA 1000 quarter-finals on clay with a 6-1 6-2 over Emma Raducanu in Rome on Monday and the American said she is growing more comfortable on the surface with the French Open just around the corner.

The world number three has won eight out of her last nine matches on outdoor red clay, losing only to world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the Madrid Open final.

At 21 she is the youngest player to reach the quarters at four of the WTA 1000 tournaments since the elite events were introduced in 2009.

The 2023 US Open champion said she was pleased with the way her forehand was working against Raducanu.

"Especially on this surface, I think I can do a lot with it," she added.

"I’m getting used to it (clay) with each match. I feel really happy with how I played. I think I really was the one dictating the match for the most part."

Gauff said she was also working on her footwork in the last two weeks while preparing for the French Open, where she reached the final in 2022 before losing to Iga Swiatek, who also beat her in the semi-finals last year.

Gauff next faces world number seven Mirra Andreeva in the Italian Open quarters on Wednesday.