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Maja Chwalinska wins Wuhan Open for first career title

Outlets agree that Maja Chwalinska rallied past Sonay Kartal at the Wuhan Open to claim her first career title, but they report different final set scores.

Qualifying TransylvaniaOpen Maja Chwalinska vs Ilinca Dalina Amariei 6-1,6-1 (54320887219)
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At a glance

  • Maja Chwalinska defeated Sonay Kartal at the Wuhan Open to secure the first tournament title of her career.13
  • Kartal missed out on the biggest title of her career after Chwalinska fought back from an opening-set deficit.234

Grand Slam runner-up Maja Chwalinska defeated Britain's Sonay Kartal to win the Wuhan Open final.1234

The victory secured the first career title for Chwalinska, who previously reached the French Open final.13

Kartal built an early lead before Chwalinska staged a comeback to claim the championship.234

The defeat denied Kartal what would have been the biggest tournament win of her career.234

Where sources agree

  • Maja Chwalinska won the Wuhan Open4 of 4
  • Chwalinska defeated Britain's Sonay Kartal4 of 4
  • Kartal missed out on the biggest title of her career3 of 4
  • Chwalinska earned the first title of her career2 of 4

Where sources differ

What was the final score of the match?

Chwalinska won 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.1

Chwalinska won 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.3

We show both readings and don't pick a side.

Who covered this

2 National2 International

Sources

  1. 1Yahoo SportsMaja Chwalinska clinches her first career title after beating Sonay Kartal at the Wuhan Open ↗
  2. 2Yahoo SportsBritain's Kartal misses out on biggest title of her career ↗
  3. 3The GuardianKartal denied biggest win of career after Chwalinska fightback in Wuhan Open final ↗
  4. 4BBC SportBritain's Kartal misses out on biggest title of her career ↗

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