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Injury No Barrier: Kartal Stuns Svitolina
17 Oct
Summary
- Sonay Kartal defeated Elina Svitolina in the Wuhan Open quarter-finals.
- Kartal returned after a six-month back injury layoff with this win.
- This marks Kartal's first WTA 1000 semi-final appearance.
Sonay Kartal is making a remarkable comeback at the Wuhan Open, advancing to her first WTA 1000 semi-final. Kartal, a 24-year-old Briton, overcame a significant hurdle by defeating fifth seed Elina Svitolina in a hard-fought quarter-final match.
This victory is particularly noteworthy as Kartal has been sidelined for more than six months due to a stress fracture in her back. Her win against Svitolina marks her sixth victory in just eight matches since her return to competitive play. She had previously defeated higher seeds in earlier rounds, including Jasmine Paolini and Belinda Bencic.
Kartal is now set to face 2017 French Open champion Jeļena Ostapenko in the semi-finals. Ostapenko secured her spot by defeating Diana Shnaider in a closely contested match, winning the first set in a tie-breaker.
