Content overview: “Sonay Kartal denied biggest career title as Maja Chwalinska wins Wuhan Open final 2-6, 6-4”. British qualifier Sonay Kartal fell just short of the biggest title of her career on Sunday, losing 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 to Poland's Maja Chwalinska in the Wuhan Open final. Kartal, who was playing in her first WTA 125 final, had been in remarkable form all week, reaching the championship match just two weeks after returning from a six-month layoff due to a back injury.
The 23-year-old from Brighton started strongly, taking the opening set with aggressive baseline play, but Chwalinska, a former French Open junior finalist, raised her level and used her lefty spin to disrupt Kartal's rhythm. As the match wore on, Kartal appeared to tire, and Chwalinska sealed her first WTA 125 title on her third match point. This listing links straight to the original page, where the content is available in full.