Sonay Kartal has come through qualifying at Wimbledon and now has a ‘dream’ match-up against Coco Gauff to look forward to
Eleven of those wild cards have since departed, but not the women’s British No 9, with Kartal not only reaching Wimbledon the hard way through qualifying but now into the third round, where No 2 seed
Brighton-based Kartal is just the second female British qualifier to make the third round here in the Open era, following in the footsteps of Karen Cross in 1997.The 22-year-old had been awarded a wild card the previous two years at Wimbledon, losing in the opening round twice, and now having made it “third time lucky” in some style, the world No 298 is set to jump at least 100 places in the rankings and collect a minimum £143,000 in prize money.
“I’d say that was the main thing,” she added. “I think just mentality of believing that I have high levels to reach. Just fully kind of believing in that, investing in that, and trusting that I’m going to have some losses, but the wins will follow shortly.” “ have dedicated their life for me to try and achieve a dream. I was pretty sporty as a kid, was doing football and cricket, as well.“They’re the most relaxed parents you’ll probably ever meet. They never pushed me into doing anything, or even a sport. They just let me decide to do what I loved to do. As long as I gave it my best, they were going to back that 100 per cent.”
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