Swiatek moves into Wuhan semi-finals
Swiatek stayed in contention for a WTA Finals berth after a 6-4, 6-1 win and will meet childhood friend Maja Chwalinska.
- On Friday, Iga Swiatek defeated Ann Li at the Wuhan Open, securing her first-ever semifinal appearance at this tournament and keeping alive her bid for next month's WTA Finals.
- Swiatek will face childhood friend Maja Chwalinska in Saturday's semifinal, with the six-time Grand Slam champion saying, "For sure it's great that we have two Polish players in the semi-finals."
- Defeating Li in 56 minutes despite 21 unforced errors, Swiatek maintained a one-break gap early on, marking her fourth WTA 1000 semifinal of the year.
- French Open finalist Maja Chwalinska reached her first WTA 1000 semifinal with a 6-0, 3-6, 7-5 victory over Maria Sakkari, calling the matchup against Swiatek a "great honour."
- Ranked 170, British player Sonay Kartal became the lowest-ranked semifinalist in Wuhan Open history after defeating Elina Svitolina, marking a significant comeback from a six-month injury absence.
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Swiatek moves into Wuhan semi-finals
The six-time Grand Slam champion will face Maja Chwalinska for a place in the final. Swiatek is chasing one of the last two remaining spots in the eight-player line-up at next month's WTA Finals in Indian Wells and took another step forward by reaching the Wuhan semis for the first time in her career. "For sure it's great that we have two Polish players in the semi-finals," said Swiatek of her upcoming clash with childhood friend Chwalinska. “I…
After Bencic and Paolini, Kartal also beats Svitolina. First semifinal 1000 for her and Chwalinska. Shnaider is missing two set points and gives in two sets to Ostapenko
On Saturday, October 17, Iga Świętek and Maja Chwalińska will face off in a clash for the final of the WTA tournament in Wuhan. Outside the court, the two tennis players share a friendship that dates back to junior times. Their sporting development was already tracked 11 years ago by Polsat Sport cameras.
Easily qualified for Wuhan's WTA 1000 semifinals thanks to her victory against American Ann Li on Friday (6-4, 6-1), Pole Iga Swiatek is widely preferred to go on Sunday for a title that would bring her closer to her Masters qualification.
Setting up Polish clash: Swiatek moves into Wuhan semi-finals
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