Sonay Kartal won five straight games from 2–5 in the opening set before defeating Anhelina Kalinina 7–5, 6–3 in Wuhan on October 12, 2026. The match lasted one hour and 32 minutes.
Kalinina broke Kartal’s opening service game and built a double-break lead. She had two opportunities to serve out the set, but Kartal denied both and completed the turnaround to 7–5.
In set two, Kartal lost only four points behind her first serve. Kalinina won just four of her own 15 first-serve points, producing a contrasting service record within that set.
Kartal converted her third break opportunity for 4–2 and finished on her third match point. After facing Kalinina following original opponent Noskova’s withdrawal, she advanced to meet No. 9 seed Bencic.
