Picture this: fresh off a sun-soaked holiday in Greece where Aryna Sabalenka swapped tennis volleys with none other than Novak Djokovic, world number one Sabalenka is back on court and unstoppable! She breezed past Russia's Liudmila Samsonova 6-3, 6-2 to book her fourth straight quarter-final appearance at the Wuhan Open 🎾✨.
This Chinese mainland event has seen Sabalenka extend her unbeaten match run in Wuhan to 19-0 as she chases a fourth straight title. The top seed didn't face a single break point and wrapped up the win in just 75 minutes. Up next: former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina.
Meanwhile, Poland's Iga Swiatek is serving up her own brand of fireworks. She battled through Belinda Bencic 7-6(2), 6-4 to notch her 25th WTA 1000 quarter-final. Next up? Italy's Jasmine Paolini, who survived a fierce clash with Denmark's Clara Tauson before Tauson retired with a thigh injury 💥.
Coco Gauff wasn't about to be left out. The American teen ended the inspired run of Chinese wildcard Zhang Shuai 6-3, 6-2 and put herself in the last eight.
And let's not forget Jessica Pegula, who outlasted Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 in a three-set thriller. She'll face Czech qualifier Katerina Siniakova for a spot in the semis 🙌.
Quarter-final matchups are set, and the stakes couldn't be higher. Stay tuned as the stars clash under the Wuhan lights! 🌃🔥
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Sabalenka, with help from Djokovic, and Swiatek reach Wuhan quarters
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