Iga Swiatek reached her 40-win milestone with a straight-sets victory at the Wuhan Open, while Elina Svitolina fought past Liudmila Samsonova in three sets. Both advanced to the third round and remain in contention for qualification for the WTA Finals
Frech became the fourth Polish woman this century to win a singles title, joining Magda Linette, Agnieszka Radwanska, and world No. 1 Iga Swiatek. After reaching her first WTA singles final in Prague last July, the Guadalajara Open marked her debut WTA 500 final and her first on hard courts.
