London, July 4 -- China's Wang Xinyu lost to Zeynep Sonmez of Turkiye 7-5, 7-5 in the women's singles second round at Wimbledon.
Both players broke back and forth in the first set until Sonmez clinched the win. After they tied at
5-5 in the second set, Sonmez played more aggressively to seal the victory on Thursday.
"I think she played exceptionally well today, especially in her service returns and baseline game. I didn't get any easy points," Wang said after the match.
"From 4-1, maybe she just let go and played more freely," Wang reflected. "She came through on some key points, and then she probably played more relaxed. I think from that moment, she definitely raised her level."
"Of course, I feel it's a great pity. Even though m...