Iga Swiatek vs Maja Chwalinska — Semifinal — Wuhan Open. Chwalinska won 7-5, 6-1.

Maja Chwalinska reached the Wuhan Open final by beating seventh seed Iga Swiatek in straight sets. The betting market had made Swiatek an 81 percent favorite. Chwalinska is seeded 16th and ranked WTA No. 21. She began the season at WTA No. 146, and her climb includes a run to the French Open final. At WTA No. 9, Swiatek is the highest-ranked opponent she has beaten on The Drop Shot's record. The first set featured five breaks of serve. Chwalinska broke first, in game 5. Swiatek broke straight back and broke again for 5-3. Chwalinska then broke in the ninth game and again in the 11th for 6-5 before taking the set 7-5. Swiatek hit 24 winners in that set to Chwalinska's eight, but she also made 16 unforced errors. The second set was one-sided. Swiatek did not earn a break point. Chwalinska broke in the opening game, again for 4-1 and once more to finish the match. Swiatek won only 38 percent of her first-serve points in that set and made 17 unforced errors. Chwalinska made one. Over the match, Chwalinska converted six of 10 break points, while Swiatek held in only four of her 10 service games. Swiatek hit 37 winners to Chwalinska's 19, but she also made 33 unforced errors to Chwalinska's seven. Chwalinska's previous match was also tight: she beat Maria Sakkari 7-5 in a deciding set in the quarterfinals.