“It was a really high-level match and she played some unbelievable tennis,” says Sabalenka.

Coco Gauff has advanced to the final of the China Open by beating Paula Badosa 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.

Karolina Muchova ended top seed Aryna Sabalenka's 15-match winning run on Friday to set up a China Open semifinal against Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen. The unseeded Muchova beat the world number two 7-6 (7/5), 2-6, 6-4 in Beijing and said: "Tennis is a roller-coaster." In another topsy-turvy quarterfinal, home hero…

Karolina Muchova snapped US Open champion Aryna Sabalenka's 15-match win streak to shock her 7-6(5) 2-6 6-4 in the China Open quarter-finals on Friday (Oct 4), while Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen beat Mirra Andreeva 5-7 6-0 6-4 to reach the semi-finals. Czech Republic's Muchova, who has now beaten three-ti

Karolina Muchova snapped US Open champion Aryna Sabalenka's 15-match win streak to shock her 7-6(5) 2-6 6-4 in the China Open quarter-finals on Friday (Oct 4), while Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen beat Mirra Andreeva 5-7 6-0 6-4 to reach the semi-finals. Czech Republic's Muchova, who has now beaten three-ti

Sixth-ranked Coco Gauff again made a slow start and had to rally to beat Ukrainian qualifier Yuliia Starodubtseva 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 to make the China Open semifinals on Thursday. Gauff will next play Paula Badosa of Spain, who earlier ended local wild card Zhang Shuai's unexpected run at the title.…