On October 11, the quarterfinals of the WTA1000 Wuhan Open tennis tournament were held, and the top seed Sabalenka faced Poland player Fletcher. Sabalenka easily defeated her opponent in straight sets 6-2, 6-2 in straight sets, and won 15 consecutive matches at the Wuhan Open, continuing to maintain a 100% win rate in this tournament. This is the 15th time in Sabalenka's career that she has reached the semi-finals at WTA1000 level.
World Ranking:
Sabalenka is ranked No. 2 in the world and Fletcher is ranked No. 27 in the world.
Engagement Log:
The two sides have never played each other before, and this is the first time the two have met.
Contest Recap:
In the first set, Sabalenka broke serve twice in the first and third games to make it 4-0 in four consecutive games. In the eighth game, Sabalenka easily held serve in the tiebreaker and won the first set 6-2.
In the second set, Sabalenka broke her opponent's two consecutive service games to make a 3-0 start. In the fourth game, Fletcher broke serve, and then she held serve to chase it to 2-3. Sabalenka saved two consecutive break points in the sixth game to hold serve, broke again in the seventh game and held serve in the eighth game to win the second set 6-2.
Next round opponents:
Sabalenka, who made it to the semi-finals, will face fourth seed Gauff in the next round for a place in the final.