Aryna Sabalenka is increasingly close to reclaiming the world No. 1 ranking, although she must first perform well at the Wuhan Open in a tight race against Iga Swiatek for the top spot by the end of

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.

World No 2 Aryna Sabalenka loses for the first time since August after 15 straight wins in unexpected Karolina Muchov defeat; watch all the ATP and WTA action on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+ which is integrated into Sky TV,