Coco Gauff played aggressively throughout to advance to the last four at the clay-court tournament for the third time.

Draper was involved in a similar controversy at the Cincinnati Masters last August when he won match point against Felix Auger Aliassime after appearing to scoop the ball up after a double bounce. The British No.1 admitted he had been hurt by all the subsequent criticism and called for VAR to be available for big calls.

Jack Draper eases into last-16 in Rome as Emma Raducanu sets up Coco Gauff showdown - British pair impressive again to continue strong tournaments on Rome clay