World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka powered into the Miami Open quarter-finals with a comfortable victory over Zheng Qinwen.
Zheng Qinwen is taking a break from tennis after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on her elbow this week.
World number one Aryna Sabalenka saw off a dogged challenge from eighth seed Zheng Qinwen but eventually prevailed 7-6(3), 6-3 to reach the French Open semifinals.
Coco Gauff needed three hours to earn a hard-fought victory over Zheng Qinwen in their Italian Open semifinal in Rome on Thursday.
Coco Gauff's biggest payday in tennis came at the WTA Finals in Riyadh when she defeated Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(2) to earn a cheque of $4.805m.
Zheng Qinwen defeated Donna Vekic 6-2 6-3 to become China's first Olympic tennis singles champion.