American Coco Gauff earned her fiftieth WTA win of the yr with a 6-0 6-4 win over Magda Linette within the quarterfinals of the Wuhan Open.
The world quantity 4 will face high seed Aryna Sabalenka within the semi-finals on Saturday, after the US Open champion beat Magdalena Frech 6-2 6-2.
Gauff, 20, made eight double faults towards Poland’s Linette however was extra dominant in her opponent’s play, profitable 14 of 21 factors within the first set.
“I performed nicely, total, perhaps two unhealthy video games,” stated Gauff, who has gained his final 9 video games.
Linette, 32, recovered a bit within the second set earlier than one in all her 22 unforced errors gave Gauff only one break to serve the set, sealing the victory for the American.
In the meantime, two-time defending champion Sabalenka prolonged her unbeaten streak in Wuhan to fifteen matches.
The Belarusian, 26, hit 42 winners in 16 video games towards Poland’s Frech, securing victory in a single hour and 23 minutes.
Additionally on Friday, China’s Wang Xinyu defeated Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova 4-6 7-5 7-6 (8-6) of their final eight match.
Within the different quarter-final, China’s Paris 2024 gold medalist Zheng Qinwen faces Wimbledon finalist Jasmine Paolini of Italy at 12:05 BST.
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