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 came to an end on Saturday as she was beaten in three sets by Karolina Muchova in the China Open semi-finals in Beijing

Aryna Sabalenka's 15-match winning streak came to an end as she was beaten by Karolina Muchova in the semi-finals of the China Open in Beijing.

Karolina Muchova halted world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka’s 15-match winning streak with a shock comeback win in the quarter-finals of the China Open.

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

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

Aryna Sabalenka (No. 2 ranking) will meet Karolina Muchova (No. 49) in the quarterfinals at the China Open on Friday, October 4. Watch Tennis Channel by subscribing to Fubo today. In terms of serve/return winning percentages over her last 10 tournaments, Sabalenka has won 79.9% of her games on serve, and 38.1% on return.

Second-ranked Aryna Sabalenka matched her career-best 15 straight wins after beating Madison Keys 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals of the China Open on Wednesday. The three-time Grand Slam winner started her streak with a title at Cincinnati in August and continued with a run to the championship at the U.

Karolina Muchova snapped U.S. Open champion Aryna Sabalenka's 15-match win streak to shock her 7-6(5) 2-6 6-4 in the China Open quarter-finals on Friday, while Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen beat Mirra Andreeva 5-7 6-0 6-4 to reach the semi-finals.