The United States reacts during the Women’s Singles Fourth Round match versus Naomi Osaka of Japan on Day Nine of the 2024 China Open at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, China on October 1, 2024.(Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images.)Coco Gauff returns to the court on Thursday at the China Open, where she will face Paula Badosa in the semifinals.The 19th-ranked Spaniard has won 28 of her previous 35 matches dating back to May, reaching the quarterfinals in three of her last five tournaments.There was also a run to the quarterfinals of the US Open last month.Early Thursday, the timing of the match had not been set. Gauff defeated Yuliia Starodubtsewa in three sets to go to the semi-finals. She advanced to the quarterfinals as four-time major winner Naomi Osaka retired at 3-6, 6-4 due to…