{"id":190736,"date":"2025-10-10T15:25:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T15:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/190736\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T15:25:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T15:25:09","slug":"wuhan-open-aryna-sabalenka-and-coco-gauff-book-semi-final-spots-but-iga-swiatek-dumped-out-by-jasmine-paolini-tennis-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/190736\/","title":{"rendered":"Wuhan Open: Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff book semi-final spots but Iga Swiatek dumped out by Jasmine Paolini | Tennis News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka extended her unbeaten run at the Wuhan Open to 20 matches with a straight-sets victory over Elena Rybakina in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n

The world No 1 beat Rybakina 6-3 6-3 to set up a semi-final with America’s Jessica Pegula, who beat Czech Katerina Siniakova 2-6 6-0 6-3 for her 50th match win of the season.<\/p>\n

Sabalenka – through to her 11th semi-final of the year out of the 15 tournaments she has played – has won eight of her 10 meetings with Pegula, including in the US Open final last year.<\/p>\n

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\"Jessica<\/p>\n

Highlights of Katerina Siniakova against Jessica Pegula from the Wuhan Open<\/p>\n

Sabalenka said: “I’ll keep focusing and keep improving my game and see how far I can get.”<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old won the Wuhan title in 2018, 2019, and 2024 after the tournament made a return following the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

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\"Coco<\/p>\n

Highlights of Laura Siegemund against Coco Gauff from the Wuhan Open<\/p>\n

Third seed Coco Gauff is on a confidence-boosting run after her serving struggles and also booked her place in the last four, although she hit six more double faults in a 6-3 6-0 victory over Laura Siegemund.<\/p>\n

The American will now come up against seventh seed Jasmine Paolini, who thumped Iga Swiatek 6-1 6-2 to win her first match against the Pole after six previous defeats in which she had claimed just the one set.<\/p>\n

Italian Paolini converted each of the six break points she carved out and said afterwards: “Finally I won a match. I’m super happy about my level. Just feels amazing.”<\/p>\n

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\"Jasmine<\/p>\n

Highlights of Jasmine Paolini against Iga Swiatek from the Wuhan Open<\/p>\n

Rinderknech joins cousin in Shanghai semi-finals<\/p>\n

In the men’s Masters event in Shanghai, France’s Arthur Rinderknech reached his first ATP 1000 semi-final with a 6-3 6-4 victory over 12th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime.<\/p>\n

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\"Arthur<\/p>\n

Highlights of Arthur Rinderknech against Felix Auger-Aliassime from the Shanghai Masters<\/p>\n

Rinderknech, whose scalps this week include world No 3 Alexander Zverev, will face Daniil Medvedev in the semi-finals on Saturday after Medvedev battled through cramps and gruelling points to defeat Alex de Minaur 6-4 6-4.<\/p>\n

The 30-year-old’s cousin, qualifier Valentin Vacherot, will take on Novak Djokovic in the other semi-final, so Sunday’s final could be a family affair.<\/p>\n

Rinderknech said of Vacherot: “He was going through the emotions on Thursday and I am trying to follow and battle and do the same as him.<\/p>\n

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\"Daniil<\/p>\n

Highlights of Daniil Medvedev against Alex de Minaur from the Shanghai Masters.<\/p>\n

“The whole family is following from home. We are in our own little world here. It has been incredible and today was a good performance from myself.”<\/p>\n

Rinderknech has now recorded three top-20 wins in a row with his victories over Zverev and now Auger-Aliassime sandwiching success against 15h seed Jiri Lehecka.<\/p>\n

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