World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka blazed through to her fourth consecutive Wuhan Open quarter-final Thursday, dropping a fun revelation: she spent part of her post-US Open break practicing with Novak Djokovic in Greece! 🌊 The Belarusian star joked about being his “winning” warm-up partner after Djokovic’s recent Shanghai success.
Sabalenka crushed Russia’s Liudmila Samsonova 6-3, 6-2, extending her Wuhan win streak to 19 matches. She’ll face former Wimbledon champ Elena Rybakina next. Meanwhile, Iga Swiatek battled past Belinda Bencic 7-6(2), 6-4 to reach her 25th WTA 1000 quarter-final – a flex that’s got tennis Twitter buzzing 🐝.
Teen sensation Coco Gauff ended Chinese wildcard Zhang Shuai’s run 6-3, 6-2, while Jessica Pegula survived another marathon match against Ekaterina Alexandrova. The drama continues as Italy’s Jasmine Paolini advances after Clara Tauson retired injured.
With Sabalenka chasing a fourth straight Wuhan title and Swiatek eyeing another trophy, this tournament is serving up 🔥🔥🔥 energy!
