Kartal's ranking had fallen from No. 54 to No. 170 during her recovery. Her victory over Svitolina was her first against the Ukrainian in three meetings.
Tennis
Sonay Kartal reaches Wuhan Open final after injury layoff
Britain's Sonay Kartal, returning from a six-month back injury, has advanced to her first WTA 1000 final at the Dongfeng • Voyah Wuhan Open. She defeated world No. 6 Elina Svitolina and Jelena Ostapenko en route to the final.
