World No 1 Ashleigh Barty and Belinda Bencic both advanced to the semifinals after contrasting victories at the WTA Finals in China on Thursday.
Barty progressed from the round-robin stage with a crushing 6-4, 6-2 win over Petra Kvitova in one hour and 28 minutes at the Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre. Bencic prevailed 7-5, 1-0 in 61 minutes after late replacement Kiki Bertens retired ill. Read more
