By ANP··Amended:
RTL
Tennis star Aryna Sabalenka has fought past Coco Gauff in the semi-finals of the WTA tournament in Wuhan. The Belarusian was behind 6-1 4-2, but still won 1-6 6-4 6-4.
Gauff (20) ended the game after 2 hours and 26 minutes with a double fault. The global number 4 from the United States hit 21 double faults. There were a total of twelve service breaks.
Sabalenka (26), the number 2 in the world, will face the winner of the match between Chinese players Zheng Qinwen and Wang Xinyu in the final battle on Sunday.
The Wuhan event, a so-called WTA 1000 tournament, is the highlight of the Asian tour.