Kartal upsets Svitolina to reach Wuhan semi-finals
Summary
Sonay Kartal won against Elina Svitolina in the Wuhan Open quarter-finals, reaching her first WTA 1000 semi-final. Kartal, coming back from a long injury break, won 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 and will next play Jelena Ostapenko.Key Facts
- Sonay Kartal is 24 years old and is a British tennis player.
- She had a long break of over six months due to a stress fracture in her back.
- Kartal beat fifth seed Elina Svitolina in three sets: 6-2, 2-6, 6-4.
- This win marked Kartal’s sixth victory in eight matches since her injury comeback.
- Kartal previously defeated 15th seed Jasmine Paolini and ninth seed Belinda Bencic in Wuhan.
- She will face Jelena Ostapenko, the 2017 French Open champion, in the semi-finals.
- Kartal used a protected ranking, which allows injured players to enter tournaments based on their previous ranking.
- The Wuhan Open is a WTA 1000 event, one of the top-tier tournaments in women’s tennis.
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