Sabalenka extends Wuhan win streak to 20 matches

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Aryna Sabalenka

Aryna Sabalenka extended her winning streak at the Wuhan Open to 20 matches with a straight-set victory over Elena Rybakina in the quarter-finals yesterday.

World number one Sabalenka, who is the three-time defending champion in Wuhan, beat eighth seed Rybakina 6-3 6-3 and said the Kazakhstani “always pushes me to the limit to get the win”.

The 27-year-old Belarusian, who is the top seed, will face American Jessica Pegula in the semi-finals on Saturday.

Pegula, 31, needed three sets to overcome Czech Katerina Siniakova 2-6 6-0 6-3 in the last eight.

World number three Coco Gauff also booked her place in the last four by comfortably beating Laura Siegemund 6-3 6-0.

Sabalenka is the fourth female player to win their first 20 main draw matches in a single WTA level event since 1990 after Monica Seles at the Australian Open (33-0), Steffi Graf in Leipzig (25-0) and Caroline Wozniacki in New Haven (20-0).