Britain's Sonay Kartal beat Jelena Ostapenko in Wuhan on Saturday. She won 7-6, 7-6. She came close to losing both sets. Now she will play her first WTA 1000 final. These are major tennis events. Only one other British woman, Johanna Konta, reached a final at this level before her.
Kartal is 24. She stands at number 170 in the world. This win will put her in the top 50. She will also become Britain's top women's player. This is only her third event after a back injury.
She will play Maja Chwalinska in Sunday's final. Chwalinska beat Iga Swiatek to get there. Kartal said the match was very hard. She felt proud of her play.
