Second-ranked Iga Swiatek suffered a surprising 1-6, 2-6 defeat to Jasmine Paolini in the Wuhan Open quarterfinals. 

World number one Aryna Sabalenka secured her spot in the Wuhan Open quarter-finals for the fourth consecutive year on Thursday, revealing she had spent part of last month practicing with Novak Djokovic while on holiday.

Aryna Sabalenka fought back from a set down to defeat Rebecca Sramkova 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 and advance to the third round of the Wuhan Open.

Coco Gauff dropped just one game as she began her Wuhan Open campaign with a dominant straight-sets win over Moyuka Uchijima on Wednesday.

Jessica Pegula overcame a tense finish to defeat fellow American Hailey Baptiste in a hard-fought three-set battle at the Wuhan Open on Wednesday.