In the WTA 1000 tournament in Wuhan, Aryna Sabalenka, current US Open champion, continues her impressive winning streak. The Belarusian tennis player extended her dominance to 20 consecutive matches, after defeating Elena Rybakina with a score of 6-3, 6-3.
Sabalenka, who already won the title in Wuhan in 2018, 2019 and last year, once again demonstrated her superiority on the court. In a match that lasted 1 hour and 25 minutes, the world number one broke Rybakina’s serve on three occasions, securing her place in the semifinals for the eleventh time this season.
American Coco Gauff also comfortably advanced to the semifinals, achieving her second consecutive qualification with a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Laura Siegemund.
In the next phase, Gauff will face Iga Swiatek or Jasmine Paolini.
For her part, Sabalenka will face Jessica Pegula, who previously defeated Katerina Siniakova in a match that went to three sets.
Pegula reaches this instance after defeating Ekaterina Alexandrova and Hailey Baptiste.
