American Coco Gauff secured her fiftieth WTA win of the yr with a 6-0 6-4 victory over Magda Linette within the Wuhan Open quarter-finals.
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 in opposition to Poland’s Linette however was dominant on her opponent’s serve, profitable 14 of 21 return factors within the opening set.
“I performed effectively, total, perhaps two unhealthy video games,” stated Gauff, who has gained her previous 9 matches.
Linette, 32, recovered barely within the second set earlier than considered one of her 22 unforced errors gave Gauff the one break of serve within the set, which wrapped up the American’s win.
In the meantime, two-time defending champion Sabalenka prolonged her unbeaten file in Wuhan to fifteen matches.
The Belarusian, 26, hit 42 winners in 16 video games in opposition to Frech of Poland, securing victory in a single hour and 23 minutes.
Additionally on Friday, China’s Wang Xinyu overcame Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova 4-6 7-5 7-6 (8-6) of their last-eight tie.
Within the different quarter-final, China’s Paris 2024 gold medallist Zheng Qinwen faces Wimbledon finalist Jasmine Paolini of Italy from 12:05 BST.