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WTA Finals Riyadh: The No. 2 seed Coco Gauff reached the China Open semifinals for the third straight year, withstanding a barrage of power from Eva Lys before coming through their quarterfinal 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday.

This is Gauff's fourth semifinal of 2025 and her first off clay since winning last year's WTA Finals Riyadh. She now owns a 14-1 career record in Beijing and has made at least the last four in each of her three appearances so far -- the first player to make three consecutive semifinals here since Jelena Jankovic in 2006-08, according to the WTA.

The American is bidding to successfully defend a title for the second time in her career (following Auckland 2023-24) and will face either No. 3 seed Amanda Anisimova or No. 6 seed Jasmine Paolini in the semifinals.