Karolina Muchova has ended second-ranked Aryna Sabalenka's 15-match winning streak with a 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-4 victory in the China Open quarterfinals.

Aryna Sabalenka’s 15-match winning streak ended with a semi-final loss to Karolina Muchova at the China Open in Beijing. The US Open champion was bidding for a third straight tournament victory and led 4-2 in the deciding set but Czech Muchova fought back to win 7-6 (5) 2-6 6-4.

Sabalenka almost took the first set, but Muchova held her nerve, successfully fighting back against two set points before taking the tie-break

Second-ranked Aryna Sabalenka has matched her career-best 15 straight wins after beating Madison Keys 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals of the China Open.

Karolina Muchova resists a fightback from number one seed Aryna Sabalenka to reach the semi-finals of the China Open.

Karolina Muchova ended Aryna Sabalenka’s 15-match winning streak as she downed the Belarusian in a thrilling three-set quarter-final at the China Open. The Czech earned a dramatic 7-6(5), 2-6, 6-4 victory against world No 2 Sabalenka to progress to the last four of the WTA 1000 event in Beijing.