Coco Gauff advanced to the semifinals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing, the US Open champion defeated Maria Sakkari (6th seed) in straight sets.

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Coco Gauf, in the semi-finals of the WTA Beijing – she defeated Maria Sakkari

Koko, the race’s third favorite from China, took one hour and 19 minutes to beat the Greek athlete 6-2, 6-4.

This is Gauff’s 16th consecutive victory on the world circuit.

Know:

• Coco’s last loss came in the WTA Toronto quarterfinals, where she lost to Jessica Pegula (doubles partner). Since then, Gauff has won titles in Cincinnati (WTA 1000) and the US Open (Grand Slam).

• In the semifinals, Koko Gauf will fight with Iga Svyatek. The ex-WTA leader leads with a score of 7-1, but in the last meeting the American won: 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-4 in Cincinnati.

Iga Svyatek – Coco Gauf, 7-1 in head-to-head matches

2023, Cincinnati: 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-4 for Hauff

2023, Roland Garros: 6-4, 6-2 for Svientek

2023, Dubai: 6-4, 6-2 for Svyanek

2022, Tournament of Champions: 6-3, 6-0 at Svientek

2022, San Diego: 6-0, 6-3 for Svyanek

2022, Roland Garros: 6-1, 6-3 for Svientek

2022, Miami: 6-3, 6-1 for Svyanek

2021, Rome: 7-6(3), 6-3 for Svyanek.

The China Open is held in Beijing from September 30 to October 8 on hard, is part of the WTA 1000 category and has a total prize pool of $8,127,389.

The competition was last held in 2019 (it was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic), and then Naomi Osaka became the champion.