Iga Swiatek is the No. 2 tennis player in the world and she was expected to dominate her half of the draw in the Wuhan Open and ultimately face top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka in the title round of the tournament. However, the consistent Polish player ran into Italian Jasmine Paolini and she was defeated handily. Expand Tweet

Swiatek is the defending Wimbledon champion and she had handled her tournament assignments against Paolini with relative ease in six previous meetings. However, Paolini was having none of it as she registered an overpowering 6-1, 6-2 victory in the Wuhan quarterfinals.

Paolini was overjoyed at having recorded the victory over her rival. “Finally I won a match,” Paolini said . “I'm super happy about my level. Just feels amazing.”

As a result of the victory, Paolin

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