Elina Svitolina loses to resurgent British player Sonay Kartal at the Wuhan Open

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 16). Elina Svitolina loses to resurgent British player Sonay Kartal at the Wuhan Open. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/tennis/elina-svitolina-loses-to-resurgent-british-player-sonay-kartal-at-the-wuhan-open/article_81c23305-3a1e-5ea9-ad9e-73635e8388ef.html

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Elina Svitolina lost to Sonay Kartal at the Wuhan Open quarterfinals on Friday, with Kartal winning 6-2, 2-6, 6-4. Kartal, ranked No. 170 and returning from a six-month injury break, has recently defeated two-time Grand Slam finalist Jasmine Paolini and ninth-seeded Belinda Bencic. This victory propelled Kartal to the semifinals where she will play against Jelena Ostapenko, while Svitolina's loss marks her early exit at another major tournament in China.
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British China Grand Slam WUHAN the Wuhan Open

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Kartal PERSON · 3× Svitolina PERSON · 2× WUHAN GPE · 2× Belinda Bencic PERSON · 1× British NORP · 1× China GPE · 1× Elina Svitolina PERSON · 1× Jasmine Paolini PERSON · 1× Sonay Kartal PERSON · 1× Zheng Qinwen PERSON · 1×

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She beat two-time Grand Slam finalist Jasmine Paolini to reach the quarterfinals in Wuhan after defeating ninth-seeded Belinda Bencic, the Tokyo Olympics gold medalist, in the second round.
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🔮 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 round.
2026-10-16 · Toronto Star
Elina Svitolina loses to resurgent British player Sonay Kartal at the Wuhan Open · assertive framing

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Fifth-seeded Elina Svitolina is out of the Wuhan Open after losing 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 to resurgent British player Sonay Kartal in the quarterfinals Friday. asserted
Svitolina → lose → quarterfinals
The No. 170-ranked old 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. asserted
who → rank → tour
She beat two-time Grand Slam finalist Jasmine Paolini to reach the quarterfinals in Wuhan after defeating ninth-seeded Belinda Bencic, the Tokyo Olympics gold medalist, in the second round. asserted
She → beat → round
Kartal, who broke Svitolina’s serve in the last game to clinch the match, reached a career-high No. 44 ranking in July of last year. asserted
who → break → year
Svitolina lost in the quarterfinals at the China Open last week to eventual champion Zheng Qinwen. asserted
Svitolina → lose → Qinwen
Kartal advanced to a semifinal against 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko, who beat 11th-seeded Diana Shnaider 7-6 (6), 6-1. asserted
who → advance → Shnaider
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 round. asserted
who → schedule → round
The winner of that match will face either Maria Sakkari or Maja Chwalinska in the semifinals. asserted
winner → face → semifinals
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