2018 - BEIJING - CHINA

Beijing 2018: Wozniacki waltzes to second China crown

The best of the week's photos from the 2018 China Open.

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Daria Gavrilova in first-round action in Beijing (Jimmie48/WTA)
02 /51
Julia Goerges smiles during practice (Jimmie48/WTA)
03 /51
Petra Kvitova on her serve (Jimmie48/WTA)
04 /51
Daria Kasatkina in practice (Jimmie48/WTA)
05 /51
US Open champion Naomi Osaka is all smiles (Jimmie48/WTA)
06 /51
A grin from Angelique Kerber in practice (Jimmie48/WTA)
07 /51
A thoughtful Maria Sakkari (Jimmie48/WTA)
08 /51
A beaming Caroline Garcia in practice (Jimmie48/WTA)
09 /51
Kristina Mladenovic and Angelique Kerber shake hands after their first-round match (Jimmie48/WTA)
10 /51
Kerber smiles for a selfie with fans (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Kerber waves to the crowd (Jimmie48/WTA)
12 /51
Wang Yafan pushed Caroline Garcia all the way in the first round (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Garcia came out on top after three sets, 7-6(10), 6-7(4), 6-3 (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Karolina Pliskova leaps in her first-round match (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Pliskova applauds the crowd after beating Samantha Stosur (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Julia Goerges keeps her eye on the ball against Lesia Tsurenko (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Caroline Wozniacki has her vision obscured - by her own braid (Jimmie48/WTA)
18 /51
Donna Vekic celebrates against Ons Jabeur (Jimmie48/WTA)
19 /51
Anett Kontaveit celebrates her three-set success over Laura Siegemund. (Getty)
20 /51
Carla Suárez Navarro hangs in against Angelique Kerber. (Getty)
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The German had too much firepower for Suárez Navarro in the end. (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Zheng Saisai in action against Sloane Stephens. (Getty)
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The 2017 US Open champion stormed through to the quarterfinals. (Getty)
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Naomi Osaka swept past Danielle Collins into the quarterfinals. (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Aryna Sabalenka claimed another big scalp as she defeated Gabriñe Muguruza. (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Karolina Pliskova moved into the third round with a win over Aliaksandra Sasnovich. (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Zhang Shuai made short work of Timea Babos. (Getty)
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Caroline Wozniacki was pushed by Petra Martic but also won in two sets to make the last 16. (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Anastasija Sevastova was the first player through to the quarterfinals as she beat Donna Vekic. (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Naomi Osaka secured her quarterfinal place with a resounding win over Julia Goerges (Jimmie48/WTA)
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A thumbs-up from Katerina Siniakova as she beat Kiki Bertens to set up a quarterfinal clash with Caroline Wozniacki (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Caroline Wozniacki was made to work hard by Anett Kontaveit in the Round of 16 (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Caroline Wozniacki roars after beating Anett Kontaveit (Getty)
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Angelique Kerber was worn down by Zhang Shuai in the Round of 16 (Getty)
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Zhang grabs the selfie stick as she celebrates her 6-1, 2-6, 6-0 win over Kerber (Getty)
36 /51
Sloane Stephens shows her frustration in falling to Dominika Cibulkova in the third round (China Open)
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Dominika Cibulkova continued her second-half resurgence to make her second quarterfinal in a row (China Open)
38 /51
Wang Qiang thrilled her home crowd by outplaying Karolina Pliskova for the second week in a row to make the quarterfinals (China Open)
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Wuhan champion Aryna Sabalenka ended Caroline Garcia's title defence in the third round - putting herself within two wins of repeating Garcia's Asian double of 2017 (China Open)
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Anastasija Sevastova reached her sixth semifinal of the season by defeating Dominika Cibulkova (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Zhang Shuai led US Open champion Naomi Osaka 5-2 in the third set of their quarterfinal before falling (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Naomi Osaka took her 14th victory in her past 15 matches 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 over Zhang Shuai (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Close friends Naomi Osaka and Zhang Shuai embrace after their marathon quarterfinal (China Open)
44 /51
Anastasija Sevastova's touch and variety were on full display in her semifinal against Naomi Osaka (China Open)
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It was a frustrating day for Naomi Osaka, who required treatment for a lower back injury and fell to Anastasija Sevastova in straight sets (China Open)
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US Open semifinalist Anastasija Sevastova was delighted to reach her first Premier Mandatory final (China Open)
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After over two months of successful non-stop global criss-crossing, Wang Qiang's fatigue showed in the semifinals (Getty)
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2010 Caroline Wozniacki was delighted to forge her way into another Beijing final in straight sets (Getty)
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Wang Qiang embraces Caroline Wozniacki after her 6-1, 6-3 semifinal loss (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Anastasija Sevastova, Beijing 2018 (Getty)
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Caroline Wozniacki, Beijing 2018 (Getty)

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