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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 title in ITF Santa Margherita Di Pula

Glenys Furness
Tennis

By Glenys Furness

  • Sonay Kartal claimed title in Italy
  • Brit was seventh seed
SANTA MARGHERITA DI PULA – Sonay Kartal claimed fifth W25 title defeating top seed along the way. The Brit came from a set and break down.

 

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Sonay Kartal was seventh seed in Italy. The Brit drew wildcard Lisa Pigato in the first round. The Italian found the Brit too strong in the first set, as Kartal dominated. The seed took the first set comfortably despite Pigato trying to fight hard. The second set was a little closer as the Italian found her game. However, Kartal secured the vital break of serve and moved into the next round in straight sets 6-2, 6-4.

The second round saw the Brit against Seone Mendez. The Australian struggled in the first set, as Kartal broke early and took the lead. The second set was much closer, as the Australian stayed with the Brit and forced a tiebreak. Mendez edged ahead in the breaker, and Kartal couldn’t get back in the set. The final set though, saw the Brit dominate again and move into the next round 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-2.

In the quarter-final Kartal was against the top seed Arantxa Rus. The first set was very close, as both stayed toe to toe. Eventually, the Brit broke serve right at the end to take the lead. The second set saw the top seed dominate as the Brit struggled to hold serve. Rus levelled up the match and a deciding set was needed. Kartal re-grouped for the final set, and dominated Rus to move into the next round 7-5, 1-6, 6-1.

The semi-final saw the Brit against eighth seed Miriam Bianca Bulgaru. The Romanian broke the serve of Kartal in the first set to take the lead. The second set was more of the same, with both fighting hard, however this time it was the Brit who broke serve and levelled up the match. The final set was even closer, and a tiebreak was needed. The Brit eased ahead in the breaker and didn’t look back. Kartal moved on 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(3).

In the final Kartal was against fourth seed Ekaterina Makarova. The Brit struggled in the first set as the fourth seed broke early to take the lead. It looked like the second set was going the same way, as Makarova broke and led 2-0. However, Kartal found her game and then won 12 of the last 13 games to take the title 3-6, 6-2, 6-1.

 

 

Challenger & ITF Round Up

Jan Choinski was defeated by Dominik Koepfer in the semi-final in San Luis Potosi 6-3, 6-3.

Kyle Edmund was defeated by Marco Trungelliti in the first round in Murcia 1-6, 6-3, 6-3.

Sarah Tatu was defeated by Patricija Paukstyte in the second round in Telde 6-2, 6-7(3), 6-3.

Tiran Sanghera was defeated by Simon Reveniau in the first round Lons-le-Saunier 6-2, 3-6, 6-2.

Sean Hodkin was defeated by Loann Massard in the first round in Lons-le-Saunier 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.

Phoenix Weir was defeated by Wissam Abderrahman in the first round in Monastir 6-2, 6-4.

Ella McDonald was defeated by Georgina Hays in the first round in Monastir 6-2, 2-6, 6-2.

Georgina Hays was defeated by Arina Gabriela Vasilescu in the second round in Monastir 6-1, 6-3.

Mingge Xu was defeated by Dejana Radanovic in the second round in Monastir 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Talia Neilson-Gatenby was defeated by Elena Milovanovic in the semi-final in Monastir 3-6, 6-2, 6-3.

Millen Hurrion was defeated by Samuel Vincent Ruggeri in the first round in Sharm-El-Sheikh 6-2, 6-1.

Emilie Lindh was defeated by Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic in the first round in Sharm-El-Sheikh 7-5, 4-6, 6-4.

Jasmine Conway was defeated by Darya Shauha in the first round in Sharm-El-Sheikh 6-4, 2-6, 6-0.

Kristina Paskauskas was defeated by Martyna Kubka in the first round in Sharm-El-Sheikh 6-2, 6-2.

Eva Shaw was defeated by Aliona Falei in the second round in Sharm-El-Sheikh 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.

Isabelle Lacy was defeated by Wang Meiling in the semi-final in Sharm-El-Sheikh 6-4, 6-2.

Tiffany William was defeated by Sada Nahimana in the first round in Bujumbura 6-2, 6-2.

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