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Kartal vs Ostapenko: Wuhan semifinal pits two unbeaten streaks against each other

Two players riding three-match winning runs collide at Dongfeng Voyah Center Court for a place in the Wuhan final.

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Wuhan

Wuhan

TENNIS/Semifinals
Dongfeng Voyah Center CourtWuhan
KICK-OFF09:00SAT17/10
Sonay Kartal
Sonay Kartal
VS
Jelena Ostapenko
Jelena Ostapenko

Recent form

Sonay KartalWWWSonay Kartal: W-W-W in the last 3 games.
Jelena OstapenkoWWWJelena Ostapenko: W-W-W in the last 3 games.
Elina Svitolina 1-2 Sonay KartalJasmine Paolini 0-2 Sonay KartalSonay Kartal 2-0 Belinda BencicDiana Shnaider 0-2 Jelena OstapenkoLeylah Fernandez 1-2 Jelena OstapenkoJelena Ostapenko 2-1 Jessica Pegula

A place in the Wuhan final is on the line at Dongfeng Voyah Center Court, and both semifinalists arrive in unstoppable form. Sonay Kartal has reeled off three straight wins, beating Belinda Bencic 2-0, Jasmine Paolini 0-2 and Elina Svitolina 1-2 across the past three days. Jelena Ostapenko has matched her step for step, seeing off Jessica Pegula 2-1, Leylah Fernandez 1-2 and Diana Shnaider 0-2.

Head to head

  • 2025-06-30Sonay Kartal 2-1 Jelena OstapenkoW
Last 1 meetings: Sonay Kartal 1W, 0D, Jelena Ostapenko 0W.

There is history here, too: their only previous meeting came in June 2025, when Kartal edged Ostapenko 2-1. Ostapenko will view this as a chance to settle that score, while Kartal carries the psychological edge of having won when it mattered.

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  • Kartal's momentum — three wins in three days, including a comeback from a set down against Svitolina on October 16.
  • Ostapenko's power — she has not dropped a match in Wuhan, closing out Shnaider 0-2 in her most recent outing.
  • The H2H angle — their sole prior meeting went Kartal's way 2-1 in June 2025.

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