Nice Britain’s Sonay Kartal recorded the most important win of her profession with a three-set victory over world No 5 Mirra Andreeva within the final 16 of the China Open.
Kartal’s 7-5 2-6 7-5 success in Beijing – her first over a top-10 participant – took her into the quarter-finals of a WTA 1000 occasion for the primary time and she’s going to now face twenty sixth seed Linda Noskova.
The 23-year-old had not dropped a set throughout her first three matches in China, sweeping apart Alycia Parks, 14th seed Daria Kasatkina and Maya Joint.
Kartal recovered from dropping the second set towards Andreeva, sealing victory together with her second match level as her opponent – who received back-to-back 1000 occasions in Dubai and Indian Wells earlier this yr – fired vast.
Kartal has now risen above Katie Boulter within the WTA dwell rankings, taking her to British No 2, behind Emma Raducanu.
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