Sonay Kartal storms into Wimbledon 4th round with dominant performance

Sonay Kartal, a 23-year-old talent with Turkish heritage, has emphatically announced her arrival on the big stage at Wimbledon. She produced a sensational performance to overcome France's Diane Parry, securing her spot in the fourth round of the prestigious Grand Slam for the first time in her burgeoning career.

Despite a slow start to the match, losing the first three games, Kartal found her rhythm and then some, unleashing a dominant streak that saw her win eight consecutive games. This incredible run propelled her to a commanding 6-4, 6-2 victory.

Kartal's meteoric rise has been remarkable; just three years ago, she was ranked 864th in the world. She arrived at her home Grand Slam positioned just outside the top 50, and she has certainly turned heads at Wimbledon. Her journey to the fourth round includes a significant upset over 20th seed Jelena Ostapenko in the first round, followed by a straightforward straight-sets win against Viktoriya Tomova.

Her impressive progress earned her a third-round match on Court One, where, after an initial wobble, she harnessed the energy of the vocal home crowd. Kartal's strong serving and powerful groundstrokes proved too much for qualifier Parry, as she simply overpowered her opponent. Her next challenge will be against world number 50 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who recently knocked out former Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka in the third round.