Iga Swiatek, Maja Chwalinska set for all-Polish semifinal in Wuhan
- Iga Swiatek defeated Ann Li 6-4, 6-1 to reach the Wuhan Open semifinals.
- Maja Chwalinska beat Maria Sakkari 6-0, 3-6, 7-5, setting up an all-Polish semifinal against Swiatek.
- Swiatek said having two Polish players in the semifinals “means a lot to Polish tennis.”
- Sonay Kartal will play Jelena Ostapenko in the other semifinal after both won quarterfinal upsets.
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The former world number one will have the opportunity to face her peer and junior national teammate for the first time on the WTA tour. Their only official match to date took place at an ITF event in Stockholm on November 3, 2016. Świątek won 6-2, 6-3. Furthermore, two Polish tennis players have never reached the semifinals of a WTA 1000 event, which was introduced in 2009. The other semifinal pair will be Latvian Jelena Ostapenko, coached by Pi…
On Saturday, in the semifinals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Wuhan, Iga Świętek will play Maja Chwalińska. This will be the second meeting of Polish tennis players on professional courts. The first took place nearly 10 years ago, when both were starting their careers.
Iga Schwentek will play with Maya Hwalinsky in the semi-finals in Wuhan.
Iga Świątek and Maja Chwalińska – two Polish tennis players – will face off today in the semifinals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Wuhan, China. For the first time in history, two Polish women will face each other in the semifinals of a tournament of this caliber.
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