Sabalenka, Gauff, and Three Other Top 10 Players in Action: The XXL Schedule for Wednesday, October 8 in Wuhan

In the coming hours, the second round of the WTA 1000 in Wuhan continues with top players taking to the courts in the Chinese city.

This Wednesday, several matches will take place as part of the final WTA 1000 of the season. Making her big return to competition after missing the Beijing tournament, world number one and defending champion Aryna Sabalenka will make her debut and face Rebecca Sramkova on Center Court.

Before her, two other top 10 players will have played their matches: Jessica Pegula against Hailey Baptiste and Coco Gauff against Moyuka Uchijima. Starting at 1:00 PM French time, Jasmine Paolini will play against Yuan Yue, followed by the match of Elena Rybakina, who will face Jaqueline Cristian.

Thus, five players ranked in the WTA top 10 will take turns on the main court of the Chinese complex. On the other courts, there will be other exciting matchups, including Belinda Bencic vs. Elise Mertens, Naomi Osaka vs. Linda Noskova, and Sofia Kenin vs. Liudmila Samsonova.

Defeated in the qualifying rounds by Varvara Gracheva, Iva Jovic took advantage of Amanda Anisimova's withdrawal, who just won the title in Beijing, to enter the main draw as a lucky loser directly into the second round. She will face Jessica Bouzas Maneiro for a spot in the round of 16. Find the full schedule for the day in Wuhan below.