WUHAN, China (AP) — Fifth-seeded Elina Svitolina is out of the Wuhan Open after dropping 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 to resurgent British participant Sonay Kartal in the quarterfinals Friday.
The No. 170-ranked previous Kartal, who missed more than six months with a stress fracture in her back, has won six of her eight matches since returning to the elite tour. She beat two-time Grand Slam finalist Jasmine Paolini to attain the quarterfinals in Wuhan after defeating ninth-seeded Belinda Bencic, the Tokyo Olympics gold medalist, in the second spherical.
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Kartal, who broke Svitolina’s serve in the last recreation to clinch the match, reached a career-high No. 44 rating in July of last yr. Svitolina lost in the quarterfinals at the China Open last week to eventual champion Zheng Qinwen.
Kartal superior to a semifinal against 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko, who beat Eleventh-seeded Diana Shnaider 7-6 (6), 6-1.
Seventh-seeded Iga Swiatek was scheduled to play a quarterfinal later Friday against American Ann Li, who upset top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka in the second spherical.
The winner of that match will face either Maria Sakkari or Maja Chwalinska in the semifinals.
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