Aryna Sabalenka seeks third consecutive Wuhan Open title

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Top seed Aryna Sabalenka moved closer to her third consecutive championship at the Wuhan Open after coming from a set down to defeat fourth-seeded Coco Gauff 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday.

The semifinal win moved Sabalenka to 4-4 in her career meetings with Gauff. Sabalenka now is 16-0 on the hardcourts in Wuhan.

Next up for Sabalenka is seventh-seeded Qinwen Zheng of China, wh