Overview

• Top seed Aryna Sabalenka beat Liudmila Samsonova 6-3, 6-2, did not face a break point, and improved her Wuhan record to 19-0.
• Elena Rybakina defeated Linda Noskova 6-3, 6-4 to set up the pair’s 13th meeting, with Sabalenka leading the head-to-head 7–5 after splitting two matches this season.
• Iga Swiatek ousted Belinda Bencic 7-6(2), 6-4 to reach a quarterfinal against Jasmine Paolini, a series she leads 6-0 including their 2024 Roland Garros final.
• Coco Gauff dispatched Zhang Shuai 6-3, 6-2 to book a last-eight meeting with Laura Siegemund.
• Friday’s center-court order of play features Pegula–Siniakova, Sabalenka–Rybakina, Gauff–Siegemund, and Swiatek–Paolini, with coverage on Tennis Channel and international partners.