Maja Chwalinska clinches her first career title after beating Sonay Kartal at the Wuhan Open
Chwalinska rallied after dropping the opening set and earned 1,000 ranking points and $665,000, the WTA said.
- On Oct 18, Maja Chwalinska defeated Sonay Kartal 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 at the Wuhan Open, claiming the Polish player's first WTA 1000 title in China.
- Ranked 170th, Kartal reached the final in only her third tournament since a six-month injury layoff following a stress fracture in her back.
- After dominating the early stages, Kartal struggled as Chwalinska adjusted her tactics, deploying drop shots and changes of pace to force a deciding set.
- Kartal will climb to 50th in the world rankings next week, replacing Katie Boulter as British number one for the first time.
- During her run, the 24-year-old defeated world number 11 Iva Jovic and six-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek, demonstrating her resurgence at the highest WTA level.
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Maja Chwalinska wins maiden WTA title at Wuhan Open
Maja Chwalinska battled from a set and a break down to capture her first WTA Tour title at the Wuhan Open on Sunday in China. The 16th-seeded Chwalinska recorded a 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory over unseeded Sonay Kartal of Great Britain in the final of the event. In the third set, Chwalinska saved three break
The prestigious WTA 1000 series tournament ended in Wuhan (China) on Sunday, with Polish tennis player Maja Chwalinska (WTA-22) triumphing.
Polish tennis player Maja Hwalinska won the title at the WTA 1000 tournament in Wuhan, after defeating the 170th tennis player in the world, Britain's Sonaj Kartal, in the final after three sets, 2:6, 6:4, 6:2.
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