WUHAN, China (AP) — U.S. Open champion Aryna Sabalenka's winning streak at the Wuhan Open rolled on to 19 matches when she beat Liudmila Samsonova 6-3, 6-2 Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000-level tournament.

Top-ranked Sabalenka's streak includes winning titles at Wuhan in 2018, ‘19 and ’24.

No. 2-ranked Iga Swiatek also advanced, winning 7-6 (2), 6-4 against Belinda Bencic, the former Olympic champion.

Swiatek improved to a 5-1 career record over Bencic, including a straight-set win in the Wimbledon semifinals in July.

In the late match, No. 3 Coco Gauff, coming off a semifinal loss to eventual champion Amanda Anisimova at the China Open last week, eased past Zhang Shuai 6-3, 6-2.

Sabalenka will next play eighth-seeded Elena Rybakina, who won 6-3, 6-4 over Lind

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