WUHAN: US Open champion Aryna Sabalenka&#39;s winning streak at the Wuhan Open rolled on to 19 matches when she beat Liudmila Samsonova 6-3, 6-2 Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000-level tournament. Top-ranked Sabalenka&#39;s streak includes winning titles at Wuhan in 2018, 2019 and 2024. Earlier, Jessica Pegula recovered from an early service break in the third set to beat Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 and also advance to the final eight. Sixth-seeded Pegula, who lost in the China Open semifinals last week, leveled the deciding set at 2-2, then won four of the last five games for victory. The win over No 9 Alexandrova came a day after Pegula needed seven match points to beat fellow American Hailey Baptiste in the second round. Sixth straight three-set match&nbsp;It was Pegula&#39;s sixth straight three-set match, and for the fifth time, she won. &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t remember the last time I played two sets,&rdquo; Pegula said. &ldquo;But I&rsquo;ve been competing really hard and I&rsquo;ve been playing a lot of really good players. It was different conditions today with the roof closed and I think it took us a little while to get adjusted.&rdquo; In night matches, No 2 Iga Swiatek was scheduled to play Belinda Bencic and No 3 Coco Gauff, coming off a semifinal loss to eventual champion Amanda Anisimova at the China Open last week, was due to face Zhang Shuai.

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The US Open champion advances to the quarterfinals of the WTA 1,000-level tournament. Jessica Pegula also reached the final eight after another three-set win.

Aryna Sabalenka's Wuhan winning streak reaches 19 matches

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ISLAMABAD:&nbsp;World number one Aryna Sabalenka retained her U.S. Open title on Saturday, defeating American Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) in straight sets at Arthur Ashe Stadium to claim her fourth Grand Slam crown. This title marks Sabalenka&rsquo;s second straight title in New York, making her the first woman since Serena Williams to win back-to-back US Opens. The Belarusian-based champion entered the match after losses in the Australian and French Open finals earlier this year. &#39;Super proud of myself&#39;&ldquo;Going into this final, I decided for myself that I&rsquo;m going to control my emotions. I&rsquo;m not going to let them take control over me,&rdquo; she told Reuters after the win. She added, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m super proud right now of myself.&rdquo; Anisimova, playing in her second Slam final, admitted the home atmosphere helped her stay in the match. &ldquo;They were really backing me, and I think that was really helpful to try and stay in the match,&rdquo; she said in comments reported by AP. She added that the closed roof made serving difficult, saying, &ldquo;I could not see the ball when I was serving&hellip; that made my serving today very, very difficult.&rdquo; 100th Grand Slam winThe victory marked Sabalenka&rsquo;s 100th Grand Slam match win as she celebrated with champagne and a pat on her trainer&rsquo;s head. With the title in hand, Sabalenka reinforced her reputation as the &ldquo;queen of hardcourts,&rdquo; Reuters reported. &ldquo;All those tough lessons were worth it for this one,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m speechless right now.&rdquo;&nbsp;

Aryna Sabalenka defended her US Open crown by beating Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 7-6 (7-3), becoming the first woman since Serena Williams to win back-to-back titles in New York and securing her fourth Grand Slam

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