Jessica Pegula mounted a spirited comeback to outlast fellow American Emma Navarro 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-1 on Friday, booking her spot in the China Open semifinals. The win sets up a clash with 27th seed Linda Noskova, where victory for Pegula would secure an all-American final in Beijing against either defending champion Coco Gauff or Amanda Anisimova. Reflecting on her performance, the fifth seed said, “She did a good job of staying tough, but at the same time I felt I was playing the right way.” For Pegula, the momentum couldn’t be better as she aims to break new ground on Chinese soil.

On the other side, rising Czech star Linda Noskova powered past Britain’s Sonay Kartal 6-3, 6-4, denying the unseeded youngster a dream run in her first-ever WTA 1000 quarterfinal. Kartal had stunned worl

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