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Maja Chwalinska ended Iga Swiatek's Wuhan Open campaign in the semi-finals, overcoming her injured compatriot to reach the first WTA 1000 final of her career.
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Maja Chwalinska is through to the biggest final of her career after brushing aside a hobbled Iga Swiatek 7-5, 6-1 in the Wuhan Open semi-finals.
The 16th-seeded Pole capitalised on her compatriot's physical struggles to book a place in her maiden WTA 1000 final - a remarkable step up for a player who first turned heads with a surprise run to the French Open final as a qualifier.
Swiatek was visibly hampered by a left thigh problem throughout the contest. Trailing 5-6 in the opening set, she called a medical timeout and had heavy strapping applied to her upper left thigh. Her movement never recovered, and Chwalinska raced through the second set for the loss of just one game.
Chwalinska will now face world number 170 Sonay Kartal, who produced her own upset by knocking out Jelena Ostapenko to reach the decider.
Despite the defeat, Swiatek picked up 390 WTA ranking points for her semi-final run, lifting her tally to 4,389 and keeping her ninth in the live standings. She also banked $197,000 in prize money from the WTA 1000 event in China.
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