Gauff rallies against qualifier to reach China Open semis against Badosa
Paula Badosa of Spain celebrates after defeating Shuai Zhang of China in the women's singles quarterfinals match of the China Open tennis tournament, at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Andy Wong]
BEIJING (AP) — Sixth-ranked Coco Gauff again made a slow start and had to rally to beat Ukrainian qualifier Yuliia Starodubtseva 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 to make the China Open semifinals. Gauff will play Paula Badosa of Spain. She ended local favorite Zhang Shuai’s unlikely run at the title in Beijing on Thursday. At the Shanghai Masters, Italy’s Matteo Berrettini bounced back from the disappointment of an injury ending his Japan Open last week by edging Christopher O’Connell in two tiebreakers in the first round.
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Coco Gauff of the United States celebrates after defeating Yuliia Starodubtseva of Ukraine during the women's singles quarterfinals match of the China Open tennis tournament, at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
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