Wuhan Open 2026: Swiatek advances, stays on course for potential quarterfinal against Sabalenka

Meanwhile, British World No. 170 Sonay Kartal, who missed six months this year with a spinal stress fracture, upset ninth-seeded Belinda Bencic 6-0, 7-5 to book a date with Jasmine Paolini or Nikola Bartunkova.