Coco Gauff's nine-match winning streak shuddered to a halt as her service yips returned in the Wuhan Open semi-final defeat to Aryna Sabalenka.

Aryna Sabalenka rallied from a slow start to beat Coco Gauff 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 and advance to her third straight Wuhan final and preserve her perfect record at the tournament.

WUHAN, China, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Holder Aryna Sabalenka fought back from a first-set stumble to beat Coco Gauff 1-6 6-4 6-4 in the Wuhan Open semi-finals as double faults proved to be the American's undoing on Saturday while China's Zheng Qinwen overcame compatriot Wang Xinyu.