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Sonay Kartal

Sonay Kartal

British tennis player

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Photo: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)

  • 2h ago

    Iga Świątek and Maja Chwalińska set up all-Polish semifinal in Wuhan

    Seventh seed Iga Świątek beat Ann Li 6:4, 6:1 in the quarterfinals, setting up a semifinal against Maja Chwalińska. Never before have two Polish players reached the same WTA 1000 semifinal, and the other semifinal pits Jelena Ostapenko against Sonay Kartal.

  • Oct 3

    Alina Czarajewa defeats world No. 1 Jelena Rybakina in three sets at China Open

    World No. 1 Jelena Rybakina suffered a 6-3, 4-6, 3-6 defeat against 118th-ranked Alina Czarajewa in the second round of the China Open on Saturday, marking her first match since taking the top ranking.

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