Maja Chwalinska beat Iga Swiatek 7-5, 6-1 on Saturday in their all-Polish semifinal at the Wuhan Open, Dziennik.pl and The Independent reported. It sends Chwalinska to her first WTA 1000 final, The Independent reported. ESPN's scoreboard confirms both semifinal scores. She plays Britain's Sonay Kartal for the title on Sunday, BBC Sport and Dziennik.pl reported.

Swiatek had two set points late in the first set, but Chwalinska saved both, Rzeczpospolita and Dziennik.pl reported. Chwalinska then won three games in a row to lead 6-5, Rzeczpospolita reported. Swiatek took a medical timeout and played on with a bandaged left thigh, The Independent reported. Dziennik.pl reported tears on her face and said she returned limping slightly, with a dressing on her left leg (translated).

Swiatek asked her team whether to stop or keep playing, Rzeczpospolita reported. A team member urged her to keep fighting, but not at any cost, the paper reported (translated). She lost her serve to open the second set, and Chwalinska won after two hours and eight minutes, Dziennik.pl reported. ESPN's scoreboard lists it as a completed match, not a retirement.

Before the match, Swiatek praised her friend. "I am very happy about Maja's success. This year she has improved her game," she said, according to Rzeczpospolita (translated). Chwalinska called Swiatek "an extraordinary champion" who "has won almost everything," the paper reported (translated). Chwalinska will rise to No. 12 in the rankings, Dziennik.pl reported.

In the other semifinal, Kartal, ranked No. 170, beat Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko 7-6 (11-9), 7-6 (7-5), BBC Sport and The Independent reported. She trailed in both sets and saved all six set points she faced, The Independent reported. "At times she is unplayable and you have to ride that wave," Kartal said, according to BBC Sport. It is only her third event back from a six-month absence with a back injury, BBC Sport reported. Her only tour title came in Monastir, Tunisia, two years ago, The Independent reported.

Swiatek is still unsure of a place at the season-ending WTA Finals, held November 8-15 in Indian Wells, Rzeczpospolita reported. The paper said she would in practice need to win both Ningbo and Tokyo to qualify (translated). She is ninth in the Race to the WTA Finals, Dziennik.pl reported.

Swiatek beat Ann Li 6-4, 6-1 on Friday to reach the semifinal, and Chwalinska beat Maria Sakkari 6-0, 3-6, 7-5, Field Level Media and AFP reported. The two were junior doubles partners, Field Level Media reported.

What we know: Chwalinska beat Swiatek and Kartal beat Ostapenko, so Chwalinska and Kartal meet in Sunday's Wuhan final.
What we don't: Who will win Sunday's final, and whether Swiatek will earn a WTA Finals place.