World primary Aryna Sabalenka progressed to the quarter-final of the China Open with a straight-set victory over Italy’s Jasmine Paolini.
Belarusian Sabalenka, US Open runner-up final month, beat the world quantity 36 6-4 7-6 (7-4).
The Australian Open winner will face 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina within the final eight.
In the meantime, US Open champion Coco Gauff saved 4 set factors to beat Veronika Kudermetova 7-6 (7-5) 6-2.
The victory marks Gauff’s fifteenth consecutive win – the longest profitable run of any participant on the WTA Tour this yr – surpassing Polish world quantity two Iga Swiatek’s run of 14 victories which got here earlier this yr.
“I am actually pleased with how I have been in a position to troubleshoot and problem-solve,” Gauff mentioned after the win. “I performed a superb match total.”
The American 19-year-old’s final loss got here in Montreal in August towards compatriot Jessica Pegula, along with her profitable run together with a maiden WTA 1000 title in Cincinnati and a primary Grand Slam title at Flushing Meadows.
Since her Wimbledon first-round loss to Sofia Kenin, Gauff has gained 21 out of twenty-two matches.
The win over Kudermetova books her eleventh quarter-final of the yr, the place she is going to meet Greek sixth seed Maria Sakkari, who beat China’s Wang Xinyu 6-4 2-6 6-3.
Gauff beat Sakkari within the remaining of the Cincinnati Masters and mentioned she is “some of the athletic gamers on the Tour” earlier than their match on Friday.
France’s Caroline Garcia beat Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina 6-3 6-2 and can face four-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek within the quarter-final.