Coco Gauff's nine-match winning streak shuddered to a halt as her service yips returned in the Wuhan Open semi-final defeat to Aryna Sabalenka.

Aryna Sabalenka rallied from a slow start to beat Coco Gauff 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 and advance to her third straight Wuhan final and preserve her perfect record at the tournament.

Coco Gauff highlighted that blasting 21 unforced errors and blowing a big lead against Aryna Sabalenka wasn't the end of the world for her as the American tennis star revealed that she experimented with a new serve in Wuhan and knew that something like that could happen.

Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka fought back from a set down to beat Coco Gauff 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday and reach the Wuhan Open final for the third time.

Gauff made 21 double faults as Sabalenka fought from a set down; the World No 2 will play either Zheng Qinwen or Wang Xinyu in the final

On Saturday, the American led by a set and three times went up by a break in the second set but the top-seeded Belarusian still ended up winning 1-6 6-4 6-4 after the No. 4 seed sprayed a stunning 21 double faults.

The quarterfinal face-off between Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff on October 12, 2024, is sure to give the tournament quite a spark. Both the ladies have been in extraordinary shape: unstoppable in their winning streaks and a couple of titles each taken recently.

Top seed Aryna Sabalenka improved to 16-0 at the Dongfeng Voyah · Wuhan Open, roaring back from a set and a break deficit to beat Coco Gauff in the semifinals on Saturday.

Aryna Sabalenka fought back to end Coco Gauff's nine-match winning streak and secure a third straight appearance in the final of the Wuhan Open, where she will meet home favourite Zheng Qinwen.

Aryna Sabalenka came from a set down to beat Coco Gauff at the Wuhan Open as the American's serve completely fell apart.