Chwalińska is unstoppable. She confidently defeated her rival and advanced to the quarterfinals

Maja Chwalińska advanced to the quarterfinals of the WTA Wuhan Open tournament. The Pole defeated American Iva Jović 6:4, 6:1.

Jovic is currently 11th in the world ranking, Chwalińska is 22nd.

Thanks to the victory over Jovic, Chwalińska reached the quarterfinals of a WTA 1000 event for the first time in her career.

Delay due to rain

The match was delayed due to rain and moved to court number 2.

Chwalińska was in great shape from the very beginning, breaking her opponent in the first game. Jovic responded with a return break. The Pole managed to break her opponent again in the ninth game. Chwalińska kept her cool in key moments, taking advantage of the American's mistakes. The first set ended with Chwalińska winning 6:4.

In the second game, the Pole completely dominated the events on the court. Effective play on her own serve and patience in exchanges allowed her to quickly take the lead. Jović made more and more unforced errors, and Chwalińska confidently closed the match with a score of 6:1.

Sakkari on the Chwalińska road

In the fight for the semi-final, the Pole will face the Greek Maria Sakkari on Friday.

The competition in Wuhan will last until Sunday, and the tournament winner will receive 1,000 ranking points and a check for $665,000.