Iga Swiatek, the second seed, advanced to the semi-finals of the China Open by defeating No.9 Caroline Garcia 6-7 (8), 7-6 (5), 6-1 in a tense match on Friday.

With Swiatek serving to stay in the match, Garcia came within two points of closing out a straight-sets win. However, Swiatek delivered two big points, pushing the match into a second tie-break, which she ultimately won.

Swiatek then powered through the decider to advance to her 11th semi-final of the season.

Third-seeded Coco Gauff extended her winning streak to 16 matches, beating No.6 Maria Sakkari 6-2, 6-4 and setting up a blockbuster semi-final with Swiatek.

Written with inputs from Reuters