Coco Gauff's nine-match winning streak shuddered to a halt as her service yips returned in the Wuhan Open semi-final defeat to Aryna Sabalenka.

Aryna Sabalenka rallied from a slow start to beat Coco Gauff 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 and advance to her third straight Wuhan final and preserve her perfect record at the tournament.

Aryna Sabalenka fought back to end Coco Gauff's nine-match winning streak and secure a third straight appearance in the final of the Wuhan Open, where she will meet home favourite Zheng Qinwen.

American tennis star Coco Gauff stormed to the semi-finals of the Wuhan Open on Friday with a 6-0, 6-4 victory over Magda Linette, her 50th WTA main draw win of the year.

Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka will meet in the semifinals of the Wuhan Open after breezing through their respective quarterfinal matchups on Friday.

Aryna Sabalenka came from a set down to beat Coco Gauff at the Wuhan Open as the American's serve completely fell apart.