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…
Iga Swiatek (25 years old, world 9th place) passed with 6-4, 6-1 American Ann Li (26 years old, 31 WTA) and qualified in the penultimate act of WTA 1000 tournament at Wuhan, where she will face Maja Chwalinska (25 years old, world 22nd place), her double partner in juniorate. Former world leader Iga Swiatek crossed in speed the final quarter with Ann Li, imposing himself in an hour and 33 minutes in front of the American. ...
Polish Iga Swiatek will face her compatriot Maja...
Iga Swiatek Becomes Only Active Tennis Player To Create This WTA Record After Beating Ann Li At Wuhan Open 2026
Iga Swiatek makes WTA history by becoming the only active player to reach the semifinals at all 10 current WTA 1000 tournaments. After defeating Ann Li in Wuhan, the Polish star reaches her 25th WTA 1000 semifinal, joining an elite group that includes Caroline Wozniacki, Simona Halep and Svetlana Kuznetsova.
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
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