Coco Gauff, of the United States serves against Eva Lys, of Germany during the women's singles quarterfinals match of the China Open tennis tournament, at the National Tennis Center, in Beijing, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)tennisDefending champion Coco Gauff reached the semifinals of the China Open for the third straight year after beating hard-hitting Eva Lys 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday. Anisimova stormed back to go 4-1 up in the second set and clinched it on serve. In the deciding set, Anisimova was in trouble at 4-3, 40-15 down on serve but made a crucial hold. It was just their second meeting, four years after Anisimova beat Paolini in straight sets on clay in Palermo, Italy.