US Open champion Aryna Sabalenka continues her impressive winning streak at the Wuhan Open, extending it to 19 matches after defeating Liudmila Samsonova with a score of 6-3, 6-2. This victory secures her a place in the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 tournament.<\/p>\n
Sabalenka’s streak, currently at the top of the ranking, includes titles won in Wuhan in the years 2018, 2019, and 2024.<\/p>\n
Iga Swiatek, world number two, also advanced to the next phase, achieving a 7-6 (2), 6-4 victory against Belinda Bencic. Swiatek improves her personal record against Bencic to 5-1, including a straight-sets victory in the Wimbledon semifinals in July.<\/p>\n
In the quarterfinals, Sabalenka will face Elena Rybakina, who, seeded eighth, secured her spot with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Linda Noskova.<\/p>\n
For her part, Swiatek will face Jasmine Paolini, who advanced after Clara Tauson retired when the score was 3-6, 6-1, 3-1 in favor of Paolini.<\/p>\n
Jessica Pegula also secured her place in the quarterfinals after recovering from an initial service break in the third set, defeating Ekaterina Alexandrova with a score of 7-5, 3-6, 6-3.<\/p>\n
Pegula, the sixth seed, tied the final set at 2-2 and then won four of the last five games to secure the victory. This triumph came a day after Pegula needed seven match points to beat her American compatriot Hailey Baptiste in the second round.<\/p>\n
This was Pegula’s sixth consecutive match that went to three sets, and the fifth time she emerged victorious.<\/p>\n
Coco Gauff, ranked number 3, also managed to advance. Gauff, after her semi-final defeat against Amanda Anisimova at the China Open, defeated Zhang Shuai with a score of 6-3, 6-2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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