Badosa, Gauff to meet in China Open women's semis

BEIJING, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Paula Badosa will meet No. 4 seed Coco Gauff of the United States in the women's singles semifinal at the China Open after the Spaniard prevailed over host player Zhang Shuai in straight sets on Thursday.

After losing the first set 6-1, veteran Zhang, in her 15th appearance in the tournament, intensified her attack and remained aggressive in the second set, which was dragged into a ti