Coco Gauff said her "stubborn" decision to defy her coach and play in China after a tough US Open had paid off.
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka battled hard Wednesday to keep her unbeaten record in Wuhan intact, having to come from behind to beat Slovakia's Rebecca Sramkova 4-6, 6-3, 6-1.
Jessica Pegula became the third American to reach the semifinals of the China Open after rallying to beat compatriot Emma Navarro on Friday.
Aryna Sabalenka beat Jessica Pegula in the 2024 final in New York but the undisputed women's number one is yet to add to her Grand Slam collection this year, losing in two finals.
Jessica Pegula broke through her quarterfinal wall again at the U.S. Open, defeating Barbora Krejcikova 6-3, 6-3 to get to the semifinals at a Grand Slam tournament for just the second time in her career.
Jessica Pegula said a night out at an escape room helped solve the riddle of her poor form as she plotted a path to the quarter-finals of the US Open on Sunday.
Jessica Pegula is back in the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament, which used to be her roadblock.
Venus Williams' return to tennis came to an abrupt end in the last 16 of the ATP/WTA DC Open.
Elisabetta Cocciaretto advanced to the third round of Wimbledon for the second time, and reversed her 6-4, 6-0 loss to Pegula at that stage in 2023.
Jannik Sinner powered into the last 16 of the French Open as Jessica Pegula and Mirra Andreeva both booked their spots in the second week.