All results
- Quarter-finalIga Swiatek d. Ann Li6-4 6-1
- Quarter-finalJelena Ostapenko d. Diana Shnaider7-6(6) 6-1
- Quarter-finalMaja Chwalinska d. Maria Sakkari6-0 3-6 7-5
- Quarter-finalSonay Kartal d. Elina Svitolina6-2 2-6 6-4
Sonay Kartal, ranked No. 170, beat the world No. 6 on Friday in Wuhan. Iga Swiatek, Maja Chwalinska and Jelena Ostapenko also won, and 4 quarter-finals produced 2 deciding sets.
Iga Swiatek, ranked No. 9, beat Ann Li 6-4 6-1. Swiatek converted 4 of 9 break points and Li hit 13 winners to Swiatek’s 10. Li, ranked No. 31, never got a break point to land, going 0 for 3.
Maja Chwalinska, ranked No. 22, beat Maria Sakkari 6-0 3-6 7-5. Chwalinska won 4 of 15 break points. Sakkari, ranked No. 35, hit 37 winners to Chwalinska’s 25 and made it a match to the end.
Sonay Kartal beat Elina Svitolina 6-2 2-6 6-4. Kartal converted 3 of 7 break points to Svitolina’s 2 of 7. Svitolina, the world No. 6, hit 22 winners to Kartal’s 12 and served 3 aces.
Jelena Ostapenko, ranked No. 34, beat Diana Shnaider 7-6(6) 6-1. Ostapenko served 7 aces and hit 32 winners. Shnaider, ranked No. 13, took the first set to a tiebreak that finished 8-6.
Kartal and Ostapenko meet in the first semi-final at 11:00 CEST. Swiatek and Chwalinska follow at 12:30 CEST.
