Overview
- World No. 1 beat Elena Rybakina 6-3, 6-3 to improve their head‑to‑head to 8–5 in her first straight‑sets win over the Kazakh.
- Jessica Pegula advanced 2-6, 6-0, 6-3 over Katerina Siniakova for her 50th win of the season, setting a semifinal against Sabalenka and strengthening her WTA Finals push.
- Jasmine Paolini stunned Iga Swiatek 6-1, 6-2 to book a meeting with Coco Gauff, who defeated Laura Siegemund 6-3, 6-0.
- Sabalenka became the fourth woman since 1990 to start 20-0 at the same WTA event, joining Monica Seles, Steffi Graf and Caroline Wozniacki.
- Both semifinals are scheduled in Wuhan on Saturday, with Sabalenka into her 11th semifinal of the season.