Latvian tennis player Jelena Ostapenko reaches 10th WTA 1000 semi-final in Wuhan
The gist
Latvian tennis player Jelena Ostapenko saved three match points to beat No. 2 seed Jessica Pegula in Wuhan.
She now faces British player Sonay Kartal, in her first WTA 1000 semi-final.
How it unfolded
- Oct 14, 2026Ostapenko saves three match points in the second-set tiebreak to upset No. 2 seed and 2025 runner-up Jessica Pegula 2-6, 7-6(7), 6-3 in 2 hours 23 minutes in the Wuhan Open second round.
- Oct 16, 2026Ostapenko withdraws from the Wuhan Open doubles quarter-final, where she was partnered with Hsieh Su-wei and due to face Cristina Bucsa and Nicole Melichar-Martinez.
- Oct 16, 2026Sonay Kartal beats world No 6 Elina Svitolina to reach the Wuhan Open semi-finals, her first WTA 1000 last four.