Kartal through to quarter-finals in Wuhan after another stunning win
Britain's Sonay Kartal thumped two-time Grand Slam finalist Jasmine Paolini to reach the quarter-finals of the Wuhan Open.
Key points
- Sonay Kartal beat 15th seed Jasmine Paolini 6-2 6-0 to reach the Wuhan Open quarter-finals.
- Kartal will face fifth seed Elina Svitolina, who defeated Guo Hanyu 6-1 6-4.
- Alexander Zverev advanced to the Shanghai Masters semi-finals with a 6-4 6-4 win over Alex de Minaur.
Britain's Sonay Kartal defeated two-time Grand Slam finalist Jasmine Paolini 6-2 6-0 on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the Wuhan Open. The 24-year-old, returning from six months out with a back injury, dropped only two games against the 15th seed and won the final 11 games.
The result equals Kartal's best performance at a WTA 1000 tournament, having also reached the last eight in Beijing last year. She will next face fifth seed Elina Svitolina.
Other Wuhan Open results
Svitolina broke Guo Hanyu's serve in the opening and final games to beat the Chinese wild card 6-1 6-4. Surprise French Open runner-up Maja Chwalinska also advanced, defeating American Iva Jovic 6-4 6-1.
Diana Shnaider eliminated sixth seed and Wimbledon finalist Karolina Muchova 7-5 6-3.
From my side it was a pretty flawless performance so I'm very happy with that one
— Sonay Kartal
Zverev reaches Shanghai semis
Top-ranked Alexander Zverev, carrying an ankle injury, said he felt good on-court after beating Alex de Minaur 6-4 6-4 at the Shanghai Masters. The German made 80 per cent of his first serves and saved all five break points he faced.
Zverev, who secured the year-end No 1 ranking earlier this week, will play Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the semi-finals.
