Sonay Kartal, ranked 170th, overcame ninth seed Belinda Bencic 6-0 7-5 to reach the Wuhan Open third round, her second-biggest win by ranking.
01Summary
- 01Kartal, 24, won 6-0 7-5 against world number 12 and ninth seed Belinda Bencic.
- 02The Briton slipped to 170th in the world after a six-month injury layoff but reached a career-high of 44 last year.
- 03Kartal returned at last month's Billie Jean King Cup Finals and reached the third round in Beijing before Wuhan.
- 04This victory follows her win over Anhelina Kalinina in the first round in Wuhan.
- 05Kartal faces Italian 15th seed Jasmine Paolini or Czech Nikola Bartunkova for a quarter-final place.
02Why it matters
This marks a significant comeback for a British player who missed three Grand Slams this year due to injury, showing she can compete with top-20 opponents.
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