Coco Gauff's nine-match winning streak shuddered to a halt as her service yips returned in the Wuhan Open semi-final defeat to Aryna Sabalenka.

Aryna Sabalenka rallied from a slow start to beat Coco Gauff 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 and advance to her third straight Wuhan final and preserve her perfect record at the tournament.

WUHAN, China, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Holder Aryna Sabalenka fought back from a first-set stumble to beat Coco Gauff 1-6 6-4 6-4 in the Wuhan Open semi-finals as double faults proved to be the American's undoing on Saturday while China's Zheng Qinwen overcame compatriot Wang Xinyu.

American tennis star Coco Gauff stormed to the semi-finals of the Wuhan Open on Friday with a 6-0, 6-4 victory over Magda Linette, her 50th WTA main draw win of the year.

Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka will meet in the semifinals of the Wuhan Open after breezing through their respective quarterfinal matchups on Friday.

Aryna Sabalenka credits her recent victory at the Wuhan Open to a key lesson learned from her US Open defeat to Coco Gauff. Sabalenka, who fell to Gauff amidst intense crowd pressure at Flushing Meadows,

Aryna Sabalenka wins the 2024 Wuhan Open title after beating China's Qinwen Zheng 6-3, 5-7, 6-3.

Qinwen Zheng was unable to contain her frustration as she lost to Aryna Sabalenka in the Wuhan Open final, with the home favourite involved in an angry exchange with a line judge