Sabalenka Into Wuhan Semis; Paolini Upsets Swiatek

Aryna Sabalenka extended her Wuhan Open unbeaten run to 20 matches with a 6-3, 6-3 quarterfinal win over Elena Rybakina, breaking serve three times and improving their head-to-head to 8–5. She reached her 11th semifinal of the season and remains on course to defend her Wuhan title. Jessica Pegula advanced after rallying past Katerina Siniakova 2-6, 6-0, 6-3 for her 50th win of the season and will face Sabalenka next. In an upset, Jasmine Paolini defeated world No. 2 Iga Swiatek to reach the semifinals, and Coco Gauff also advanced, setting up a semifinal between Gauff and Paolini. The semifinal lineup—Sabalenka vs Pegula and Gauff vs Paolini—intensifies the late-season push for WTA Finals qualification and keeps momentum high among the top players.