Last year, Muchova also famously came back from 2-5 down in the third set of the 2023 French Open semifinal to beat Sabalenka. Since she also defeated the Belarusian in 2023 Cincinnati, she now has three consecutive wins over the world No. 2.

Highlights of the Women's Singles Quarterfinal match between Aryna Sabalenka v Karolína Muchova on Day 12 of the China Open at National Tennis Center in Beijing,

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,

Karolina Muchova continues her success against Aryna Sabalenka as this time the Czech tennis star defeated the top seed in the Beijing quarterfinal to clinch her third consecutive win over the Belarusian but also end the 26-year-old's run of 15 consecutive wins.

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.

It was the third consecutive time that Karolina Muchova has won against the three-time major winner and the Czech player now leads their head-to-head series 3-1.

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

Karolina Muchova ended Aryna Sabalenka’s 15-match winning streak as she downed the Belarusian in a thrilling three-set quarter-final at the China Open. The Czech earned a dramatic 7-6(5), 2-6, 6-4 victory against world No 2 Sabalenka to progress to the last four of the WTA 1000 event in Beijing.