Sabalenka Extends Her Dominance in Wuhan and Advances to Semifinals
Aryna Sabalenka continues her winning streak in Wuhan, adding her twentieth consecutive victory in the tournament. This Friday, the world number one defeated Elena Rybakina, eighth seed, with a score of 6-3, 6-3, securing her place in the WTA 1000 tournament semifinals.
Sabalenka, who already conquered the Wuhan Open title in 2018, 2019 and last year, once again demonstrated her superiority on the court. The match, which lasted one hour and twenty-five minutes, saw Sabalenka break Rybakina’s serve on three occasions. At the end of the match, the Belarusian tennis player celebrated with the public, sending kisses and greetings.
Coco Gauff, the third seed, also secured her place in the semifinals with a convincing victory over Laura Siegemund, with a score of 6-3, 6-0. Gauff is looking to advance after her recent participation in the China Open, where she reached the semifinals.
In the next round, Gauff will face Iga Swiatek or Jasmine Paolini.
Sabalenka will face Jessica Pegula, the sixth seed, in the semifinals, who comes from a match that extended to three sets for the seventh consecutive time. Pegula came back after losing the first set against Katerina Siniakova, achieving a victory with partials of 2-6, 6-0, 6-3.
Pegula reaches this instance after defeating Ekaterina Alexandrova and Hailey Baptiste.
