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Tennis | WTA Monastir 2024 | Kartal earns maiden WTA final in Monastir, faces Sramkova for title and top 100 debut

Tony Fairbairn
Tennis

By Tony Fairbairn

  • Sonay Kartal [Q] v Rebecca Sramkova
  • H2H: First Meeting
MONASTIR, TUNISIA – Sonay Kartal is into her maiden WTA final in Monastir and will now face Rebecca Sramkova for the title and an opportunity to make her top 100 debut.

 

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Sonay Kartal [Q] v Rebecca Sramkova H2H & Match Fundamentals

Sonay Kartal [Q] v Rebecca Sramkova   H2H: First Meeting
WTA Monastir, Tunisia   Monastir, Tunisia  
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Kartal is into her first WTA final after a fairytale week and now the Brit has the chance to complete her dream run in Tunisia by making her top 100 debut with a win over Rebecca Sramkova in the final.

 

Tale of the Tape – Key Stats (2024)

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H2H: Sonay Kartal (WR 151) Rebecca Sramkova (WR 136)
Tournament Previous Best N/A N/A
1st Serve Return Points Won % 40.7 38.2
Return Points Won % 47.2 45.3
Break Point Conversion % 50.7 47.5
Break Point Saved % 59.6 56.3
Total Points Won % 54.5 50.6

Both players have been efficient on serve this season but Kartal has the more consistency on serve heading into this season.

 

 

Playing styles and prediction

Sramkova has had some decent results this season which has included qualifying for a couple of Grand Slams and WTA 1000 events. The Slovakian has beaten the likes of Clara Burel and Sara Sorribes Tormo on her way to the final and knows this match is a big opportunity for her to boost her ranking.

Kartal will look to continue her aggression on return while getting as many first serves into play as possible. Meanwhile Sramkova will need to be consistent on the baseline and will look to be patient in order to open up the space on the court. Sramkova’s experience could be crucial here but if Kartal can settle the nerves early on then this match is more than winnable.

Prediction: Kartal in three sets.  

 

 

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