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Aryna Sabalenka, the world No. 1 from Belarus, who is a three-time defending champion at the Wuhan Open, extended her winning streak to 20 matches in the tournament in China on Friday, October 10. The 27-year-old defeated eighth seed from Kazakhastan, Elena Rybakina, in straight sets 6-3, 6-3, to secure a spot in the semi-final of the Wuhan Open, where she will be facing sixth seed American Jessica Pegula tomorrow.
With that, Aryna Sabalenka has now become the fourth women’s player to win her first 20 matches in the main draw of a WTA tennis tournament since 1990, as per the report published in BBC Sport. The three other women to achieve this in the sport are Monica Seles, who did it at the Australian Open while Steffi Graf and Caroline Wozniacki pulled it off at the Leipzig Open and New Haven Open respectively.
I feel at home every time playing here. Honestly, that's just crazy: Aryna Sabalenka
After extending her winning streak at the Wuhan Open, Aryna Sabalenka spoke about it, and said, “I feel at home every time playing here. Honestly, that's just crazy.” During the contest against Elena Rybakina, the Belarusian was in complete control from start to finish, breaking the serve on four occasions to her opponent’s once, which allowed her to seal the deal in just two sets.
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Aryna Sabalenka is going to battle Jessica Pegula in the semi-final of the Wuhan Open, a player against whom she holds a good record, winning eight out of the 10 matches on the WTA Tour. Pegula needed three sets to overcome Czechia’s Katerina Siniakova, winning with a scoreline of 2-6, 6-0, 6-3 in the quarter-final of the tournament in China earlier today.
