China Open: Home hope Zheng out in semi-finals

Karolina Muchova advanced to the final of the China Open by beating Chinese Zheng Qinwen, the No 5 seed, 6-3, 6-4 at the National Tennis Center in Beijing on Saturday.

Muchova, ranked No 49, will face American Coco Gauff, the No 4 seed, next.

Karolina Muchova won against Russian Anna Blinkova (6-1, 6-1), Chinese Yue Yuan, the No 30 seed (6-3, 6-1), Romanian Jaqueline Cristian (6-1, 6-3), Spaniard Cristina Bucsa (6-2, 6-0) and Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, the top seed (7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-4) in the previous rounds of the Beijing tournament.

Earlier in the tournament, Zheng, ranked No 7, defeated Russian lucky loser Kamilla Rakhimova (6-1, 6-1), Argentinian Nadia Podoroska (6-3, 6-2), American Amanda Anisimova, the No 34 seed (3-6, 6-1, 6-2) and Russian Mirra Andreeva, the No 17 seed (5-7, 6-0, 6-4).

Beijing WTA 1000, other semi-final result (National Tennis Center, hard, USD 8.955.610):

• Coco Gauff beat Paula Badosa (15): 4-6, 6-4, 6-2