Karolina Muchova halts Aryna Sabalenka's streak in Beijing

(Photo credit: Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK)Karolina Muchova snapped No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka's 15-match winning streak with a 7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-4 victory in the quarterfinals of the China Open on Friday in Beijing.

With her win in 2 hours and 46 minutes, the unseeded Czech advanced to the semifinals of the WTA 1000 event to face home favorite and No. 5 seed Qinwen Zheng.

Sabalenka, the reigning Aus