Jelena Ostapenko and Sonay Kartal meet in the semifinal at Wuhan on Saturday. Sonay Kartal is rolling — 3 straight wins, 8 of 10 in recent play. Jelena Ostapenko has won 3 in a row and 5 of the last 10 overall.
Wuhan Predictions & Picks — October 17, 2026
2 matches are on Saturday's card at Wuhan, and we have a pick for every one of them. The headline act: Jelena Ostapenko against Sonay Kartal in the semifinal. Our calls: Swiatek over Chwalinska.
Jelena Ostapenko vs Sonay Kartal
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Iga Swiatek vs Maja Chwalinska
Pick: Swiatek
Win probability: 77% Swiatek · Market: -471 · We call it in 2 sets (67%) · single likeliest score 2-0 (54%)
Saturday's Wuhan semifinal pits Iga Swiatek against Maja Chwalinska on hard. Iga Swiatek comes in at 8 wins from the last ten. Maja Chwalinska is rolling — 3 straight wins, 6 of 10 in recent play.
Swiatek's 63.8% behind the first serve (against 58.2% for Chwalinska) means break chances should be scarce in one direction. Chwalinska needs several things to break right at once; the percentages say they usually don't.
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