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Who is Kartal? All you need to know about Wimbledon surprise package

Sonay Kartal is making a name for herself at Wimbledon.

The British No3 has already gone further than she has ever gone at a Grand Slam before, reaching the fourth round.

And next she faces an opponent ranked only one place higher than her next up — so a place in the quarter-finals is absolutely on the cards.

Who has Kartal beaten at Wimbledon this year?

The 23-year-old is into the fourth round for the very first time, following three impressive victories in the Championships’ first week.

In the first round, she knocked out the 20th seed Jelena Ostapenko in stunning fashion, defying her own inferior ranking of 51st to come through in three sets against the Latvian, winning 7-5 2-6 6-2.

She then faced the world No111 Viktoriya Tomova, against whom she was the favourite. Sure enough, she made light work of the Bulgarian, winning 6-2 6-2 in a dominant performance on Court No3 on Wednesday.

Next up, Kartal plays an opponent ranked just four places below her (before Wimbledon started), the Russian player Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.



The world No53 is 11 years Kartal’s senior and a former French Open finalist. She knocked out Ajla Tomljanovic in the first round and the 31st seed Ashlyn Krueger in the second before coming from a set down to stun four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka on Friday.

Kartal versus Pavlyuchenkova should, on the face of it, be a very evenly-costed match, particularly with the pair coming in at world No 50 and 51 respectively in the live WTA rankings on Friday.

How has Kartal performed at Wimbledon in previous years?

This is the Brit’s fourth year in the Wimbledon main draw. She was knocked out in the first round as a wildcard in both 2022 and 2023.

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