Overview

• Defending champion Coco Gauff beat Eva Lys 6-3, 6-4, landing roughly 78–79% of first serves with three aces and four double faults to make a third straight Beijing semifinal.
• Amanda Anisimova outlasted Jasmine Paolini 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-4 to reach the last four and clinch her first WTA Finals berth in Riyadh.
• Gauff is already qualified for the WTA Finals alongside Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Anisimova and Madison Keys, leaving three places still open.
• With Sabalenka withdrawing before the tournament and Swiatek losing earlier, Gauff is the highest-ranked player remaining in the draw.
• Gauff confirmed she continues working with biomechanics coach Gavin MacMillan to address her serve, though he is not in Beijing, as her quarterfinal numbers showed short-term improvement.