Sonay Kartal Continues Her Winning Run by Beating Jelena Ostapenko to Reach Wuhan Open Final
Kartal rallied from 4-1 down in both sets and saved six set points to reach her first WTA 1,000 final.
- On Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, British player Sonay Kartal defeated Jelena Ostapenko 7-6 , 7-6 to reach the Wuhan Open final in Hubei Province.
- Ranked 170th, Kartal is the lowest-ranked player to reach a WTA 1,000 final since 1990, having recently returned from a six-month back injury.
- Kartal trailed 4-1 in both sets before rallying to defeat the former French Open champion, saying, "That was probably one of the toughest matches I've ever played."
- In Sunday's final, the British player faces either Iga Swiatek or Maja Chwalinska, with the two Polish competitors scheduled to contest their semifinal match later on Saturday.
- Swiatek currently ranks 10th in the Race to the WTA Finals and winning the Wuhan Open title would help her qualify for the season-ending event next month in Indian Wells.
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She will face on Sunday in the finals a Pole, the 9th world Iga Swiatek or the 22nd Maja Chwalinska. Roland-Garros winner in 2017, Ostapenko led 4-1 in the first set and 3-0 in the second. Clearly more experienced than her opponent, the 29-year-old Lettonne, however, became tense every time she approached the win of a round, taking verbally to her clan between the exchanges and suddenly missing from the strikes that she managed a few minutes ear…
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Business RecorderWorld number 170 Kartal battles past Ostapenko to reach Wuhan final
The 24-year-old Briton is playing just her second tour event since returning from a six-month injury layoff, having suffered a spinal stress fracture that sidelined her from March to September. Kartal, who was ranked a career-high 44 in the world 15 months ago, is the lowest-ranked WTA 1000 finalist since the format's introduction in 2009. In a close affair with 2017 French Open champion Ostapenko, Kartal showed tremendous composure and dug hers…
Winnipeg Free Press
Sonay Kartal continues her winning run by beating Jelena Ostapenko to reach Wuhan Open final
WUHAN, China (AP) — British player Sonay Kartal continued her fine run by beating former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko 7-6 (9), 7-6 (5) to reach the Wuhan Open final on Saturday.
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