Wuhan Open 2026: injured Swiatek loses semi-final to Maja Chwalinska, who meets Sonay Kartal in Sunday's final

Iga Swiatek is out of the Wuhan Open after losing her semi-final 5-7, 1-6 to fellow Pole Maja Chwalinska on Saturday, while carrying a left leg injury, Reuters reported via Business Recorder. Chwalinska will play Britain's Sonay Kartal in the final.

How Swiatek's semi-final went wrong

Swiatek led 5-3 in the first set before calling a medical timeout. She played on with her left thigh strapped but struggled to move and return, and Chwalinska won seven of the next eight games to take the set and then ran away with the second.

Swiatek's physio, Maciej Ryszczuk, wrote on X: "I told her three times to stop the match because it was a risk to her health."

"She is a great champion, living legend," Chwalinska said of her opponent.

Kartal's run continues

In the other semi-final, Kartal beat Jelena Ostapenko 7-6(9), 7-6(5). Kartal came into the week ranked No 170 in the world, and has now reached a WTA 1000 final. "At times she is unplayable and sometimes you just have to ride the wave," she said of Ostapenko.

Wuhan Open 2026 results

Earlier in the week Swiatek had beaten Krueger for her 150th WTA 1000 win, while Sabalenka and Pegula went out early.

Wuhan is three hours ahead of Pakistan, so an afternoon final in China starts late morning PKT. For the men's tour, see Davidovich Fokina's win over Zverev in Shanghai on our sports desk.