# Tennis: Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka battled hard to keep her unbeaten record in the Wuhan Open intact, having to come from behind to beat Slovakia’s Rebecca Sramkova 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. Third seed Coco Gauff, a semi-finalist in Wuhan last year, booked her place in the last 16 with a smooth 6-1, 6-0 performance against Japanese qualifier Moyuka Uchijima. In contrast, world number six Jessica Pegula needed seven match points and almost three hours to overcome fellow American Hailey Baptiste 6-4, 4-6, 7-6.
Tennis: Sabalenka, Gauff and Pegula reach last 16 at Wuhan Open