Britain’s Sonay Kartal upsets Svitolina to reach Wuhan Open semi‑finals
British player Sonay Kartal defeated fifth‑seed Elina Svitolina in the quarter‑finals of the Wuhan Open, advancing to the semi‑finals in her third tournament back from injury. Both sports outlets gave the same account of the match.
First reported 2 hours ago · latest update 1 hour ago
Speaking on court after her victory, Kartal said she knew "what a great fighter" world number six Svitolina is, so she "was never safe" in the match.
"It was solid composure from me throughout," she added. "It's breaking new ground for me this week.
"I love playing here and on this court. The atmosphere was amazing, so big thank you to the crowd."
Kartal had not dropped a set during her run to the quarter-finals at Wuhan, and she broke Svitolina early in the first to start on a positive note.
Svitolina then called for a medical timeout for treatment on her right arm, but she came back strong to take the second set 6-2 and send the last-eight tie to a decider.
The two players were evenly matched in the third set but it was Kartal, using a protected injury ranking to play, who managed to break Svitolina's serve at 5-4 and book her place in the last four.
In the other quarter-finals, Polish 16th seed Maja Chwalinska faces Greek Maria Sakkari, while American Ann Li takes on six-time Grand Slam winner and seventh seed Iga Swiatek.
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Kartal upsets Svitolina to reach Wuhan semi-finals
Sonay Kartal's winning streak following a long injury lay-off continues as she seals a hard-fought victory over fifth seed Elina Svitolina in the quarter-finals of the Wuhan Open.
1 hour agoBritain's Kartal upsets Svitolina to storm into Wuhan Open semi-finals
Britain's Sonay Kartal has stormed into the semi-finals of the Wuhan Open - a WTA 1000 event - in just her third tournament back from injury.
2 hours ago