Archive · Business Recorder
World number 170 Kartal battles past Ostapenko to reach Wuhan final
WUHAN: World number 170 Sonay Kartal became the lowest-ranked player to reach a WTA 1000 final as she knocked out Jelena Ostapenko with a gritty 7-6 (11/9), 7-6 (7-5) win at the Wuhan Open on Saturday. The 24-year-old Briton is playing just her second tour event since returning from a six-month injury layoff, having suffered a spinal stress fracture that sidelined her from March to September. Kartal, who was ranked a career-high 44 in the world 15 months ago, is the lowest-ranked WTA 1000 finalist since the format’s introduction in 2009. In a close affair with 2017 French Open champion Ostapen...
ZAZTEK archives the headline, summary and publication date so the story stays findable. The full article remains the publisher's. Read it at Business Recorder →