Aryna Sabalenka tops Gauff in the semifinal at the Wuhan Open – WUHAN RESULTS. HIGHLIGHTS

Aryna Sabalenka victorious over Cori Gauff 1-6 6-4 6-4 in the semifinal in Wuhan on Saturday. Sabalenka will face off with Qinwen Zheng in the final. The battle lasted 2 hours and 26 minutes. Aryna won this tournament twice in 2018 and 2019. Here you can see her history at this event.

Wuhan

Sabalenka's Record

Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs. Cori Gauff Wuhan Open – Wuhan

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Sabalenka

Gauff

1-6 6-4 6-4
2h:26

98

98

Total points

100

100

41

41

Winners

38

38

42%

42%

Ratio Winners

38%

38%

-- Serve --

2

2

Aces

4

4

2

2

Double Faults

21

21

64%

64%

1st in

51%

51%

61%

61%

1st won

79%

79%

41/67

41/67

1st won

38/48

38/48

32%

32%

2nd won

24%

24%

12/37

12/37

2nd won

11/46

11/46

-- Break Points --

6/11

6/11

Total

6/13

6/13

55%

55%

Won

46%

46%

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Sabalenka won this contest even if she scored less points than Gauff (98 vs. 100).

Sabalenka

The Belarussian didn’t lose the concentration in converting 55% of the break points that she procured (6/11).

Gauff

On the other side, the American was struggling when converting her break points (only 46% – 6/13). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this match, the head to head between Sabalenka and Gauff is 4-4.

Draw and next match H2H: Aryna Sabalenka vs. Qinwen Zheng – stats

Sabalenka will compete against Zheng in the final.

This will be the 4^th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Qinwen Zheng square off. The head to head is 3-0 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Sabalenka won 6-1 6-2 in the quarter in New York back in September 2024.

Live score progression and stats

Sabalenka started the set strong after breaking Cori Gauff in the 2^nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. Coco extended her lead after breaking Sabalenka in the 4^th (4-0) game before winning the set (6-1).

A defining moment of this set was when the American won 5 consecutive games in the 1^st set so as to change the score from 0-0 to 5-0.

Gauff was perfect in converting all her break points in the 2^nd (1-0 15-40), the 3^rd (3-0 30-40) and the 8^th game (6-0 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Coco didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 50 points. Gauff conquered the set after winning 14 more points than the Belarussian (32-18). Gauff lost 7 points on serve (17-7). on the other side of the court, Sabalenka conceded 15 points on serve (11-15).

Sabalenka won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 3^rd (1-2) and in the 5^th (2-3) game, Sabalenka broke back 3 times in the 4^th (2-2), in the 8^th (4-4) and in the 10^th game to conquer the set 6-4.

Aryna failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 40.

The American was completely wiped out in the last 5 games of the set when the game count went from 2-4 to 6-4.

Aryna converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 1^st (0-0 15-40), the 4^th (1-2 40-A), the 7^th (3-4 15-40) and the 10^th game (5-4 15-40 and 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Coco converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had her opportunities in the 3^rd (1-1 15-40), the 4^th (2-2 40-A) and the 9^th game (4-4 40-A).

They played 70 points. Sabalenka was the one to win the set after conquering 10 points more than the American (40-30). Sabalenka conceded 18 points on serve (20-18). In addition, on the other side, Coco conceded 20 points on serve (12-20).

Sabalenka was quite dominant at the beginning of the set to break Cori Gauff in the 2^nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. However, that was not enough for the Belarussian to win the set because Gauff succeeded in breaking back in the 7^th (3-4) game. The Belarussian kept her focus to break the American in the 10^th (6-4) game.

The Belarussian converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 1^st (0-0 30-40), the 4^th (3-0 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 10^th game (5-4 30-40 and 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, Coco converted 16% of her break points (1/6). She had her opportunities in the 3^rd (0-2 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 5^th (1-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7^th game (2-4 30-40).

They contested 78 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Belarussian won just 2 points more than the American (40-38). The Belarussian dropped 18 points on serve (22-18). on the other side of the court, Gauff conceded 18 points on serve (20-18).

Tennis Scores in Wuhan

• Qinwen ZhengZheng – Xinyu WangWang (6-3 6-4)
• Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Cori GauffGauff (1-6 6-4 6-4)

Upcoming matches

• Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Qinwen ZhengZheng (3-0) – H2H details and stats