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Sonay Kartal in the 2019 Wimbledon Girls' competition
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 06: Sonay Kartal of Great Britain plays a backhand in her Girls' Singles first round match against Annerly Poulos of Australia during Day six of The Championships - Wimbledon 2019 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 06, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Tennis | Challenger & ITF Round Up | Kartal claims ITF Monzon title

Glenys Furness
Tennis

By Glenys Furness

  • Sonay Kartal claims ITF title in Spain
  • Brit was fourth seed
  • Dominated second seed in final
MONZON, SPAIN – Sonay Kartal entered the ITF event and was the fourth seed. The Brit claimed the title after dominating the second seed in the final.

 

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Sonay Kartal entered the ITF event in Spain and was the fourth seed. In the first round the Brit was against Tiphanie Lemaitre. The French women got off to the better start, breaking Kartal to take the lead. The second set saw the seed re-group and dominate Lemaitre to level up the match. In the final set both players stayed close. Eventually, Kartal broke serve and moved into the next round 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.

The second round saw Kartal against qualifier Tess Sugnaux. The Swiss found the Brit far too strong. Kartal dominated from the outset, barely putting a foot wrong. The seed eased through into the next round in straight sets 6-2, 6-1.

In the quarter-final the Brit was against sixth seed Tamira Paszek. The Austrian seemed to be struggling from the off, as Kartal dominated. The Brit eased through the first set, losing only one game. The second set saw Kartal breaking at will. Paszek clearly had a problem and was unable to continue, handing the win to the fourth seed in straight sets 6-1, 3-0 (RET).

The semi-final saw Kartal against Lucky Loser Elena Micic. The Australian stayed with the Brit, before Kartal broke to take the lead. The second set was much closer. Micic fought hard and tried to get back into the match. It took a good battle, but Kartal secured the break to move into the next round 6-3, 7-5.

In the final the Brit was against second seed Linda Klimovicova. Kartal dominated from the outset. The fourth seed didn’t put a foot wrong during the entire match. The Czech was unable to get anywhere near the Brit in the match. Kartal lifted the title dropping only one game 6-1, 6-0.

 

 

Challenger & ITF Round Up

Andy Murray was defeated by Gregoire Barrere in the second round in Bordeaux 6-4, 6-2.

Dan Evans was defeated by Shang Jun-Cheng in the quarter-final in Bordeaux 7-6(4), 6-4.

Jan Choinski was defeated by Elias Ymer in the quarter-final in Oeiras 6-2, 1-6, 6-4.

Billy Harris was defeated by Tristan Lamasine in the first round in Tunis 7-5, 6-2.

Felix Gill was defeated by Gijs Brouwer in the first round in Tunis 7-5, 6-3.

Oliver Crawford was defeated by Genaro Olivieri in the second round in Tunis 3-6, 7-5, 6-3.

Arthur Fery was defeated by James Duckworth in the quarter-final in Taipei 7-5, 7-5.

Jay Clarke was defeated by Jelle Sels in the first round in Reggio Emilia 7-6(4), 6-2.

Zach Stephens was defeated by Anthony Genov in the first round in Vic 6-3, 6-3.

Oliver Bonding was defeated by John Echeverria in the first round in Vic 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-2.

Francesca Jones was defeated by Rebeka Masarova in the first round in Madrid 6-3, 4-6, 6-6(RET).

Charles Broom was defeated by Blake Mott in the first round in Kachreti 6-3, 1-6, 6-4.

Paul Jubb was defeated by Moerani Bouzige in the first round in Kachreti 7-6(4), 7-5.

Hamish Stewart was defeated by Evgenii Tiurnev in the second round in Kachreti 6-3, 6-2.

Harry Wendelken was defeated by Eero Vasa in the first round in Kalmar 6-3, 6-1.

Sarah Tatu was defeated by Luiza Fullana in the first round in Monastir 6-3, 6-2.

Matthew Summers was defeated by Maxence Rivet in the second round in Monastir 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.

Dan Little was defeated by Arthur Bouquier in the second round in Monastir 7-6(5), 6-2.

Talia Neilson-Gatenby was defeated by Ella McDonald in the second round in Monastir 6-4, 6-3.

Ella McDonald was defeated by Ekaterina Khayrutdinova in the quarter-final in Monastir 6-4, 6-1.

Sarah Beth Grey was defeated by Naho Sato in the first round in Kurume 6-2, 6-3.

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