Chwalinska’s betrayal of Swiatek in Wuhan

Since they were children they shared training and calls with the national teams of the lower categories, promising great times for Polish tennis after the era of Agnieszka Radwanska. They have also been rivals, and when they are not on the same side of the court, there is no mercy. This time, furthermore, the great figure was the victim of a painful sporting betrayal.

Iga Swiatek four-time Roland Garros champion, lost to Maja Chwalinska, the sensation of Paris after reaching the final from the qualifying phase and outside the top-100.

Swiatek, in one of the most complicated seasons since he entered the elite, needed the victory to get into a place for the WTA Finals in Indian Wells, but ended up suffering a nightmare. She lost to Chwalinska 7-5 and 6-1.

And, even worse, injured. With a bandage on his left thigh, which was applied after having missed a first set that he dominated by 5-3 and 40-15, with two balls to win it. Maja came back, Iga got hurt.

With Swiatek eliminated, Ukrainian Elina Svitolina mathematically took seventh place, out of eight, for the WTA Finals. Swiatek is far from the Czech Karolina Muchovawith the Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk close behind.

And she will have to recover physically to face the WTA 500 in Ningbo (October 19-25) and Tokyo (October 26-November 1) in the search for points towards the final Masters, which opens in Indian Wells from November 8 to 15.

The left hand Maja Chwalinskawithout titles on her record, will face the British in the final Sonay Kartal, who surpassed the Latvian Jelena Ostapenko by 7-6 (9) and 7-6 (5).