Chwalinska rallies from 1-6 to reach first WTA 1000 third round

Poland's Maja Chwalinska beat Czech player Marie Bouzkova 1-6, 6-1, 6-1 in the second round in Wuhan on October 14. It marked Chwalinska's first appearance in the third round of a WTA 1000 event.

Chwalinska, aged 25 and ranked 22nd in the WTA standings, was seeded 16th. This was her debut in Wuhan's main draw. Bouzkova was ranked 28th.

Tennis.com statistics show Chwalinska converted six of eleven break points and won fourteen of twenty points on Bouzkova's second serve. She made three double faults and served one ace, while Bouzkova recorded four double faults.

In the first round, Chwalinska beat Egypt's Mayar Sherif 6-3, 6-2. The second-round results paired her with American Iva Jovic, who defeated Dayana Yastremska 6-4, 6-1.