ASHLEIGH BARTY INTO SEMI-FINALS OF WUHAN OPEN

Australian sixteenth seed Ash Barty has advanced to the semi-finals of the Wuhan Open in China.  Barty defeated Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in three tough sets, and will now play Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus for a spot in the final.

The second semi-final sees local player Wang Qiang take on Anett Kontaveit of Estonia.