Kartal storms into Wimbledon third round
London, July 2 -- British tennis star Sonay Kartal today stormed into the third round of Wimbledon for the second consecutive year with a resounding 6-2, 6-2 victory over Bulgaria's Viktoriya Tomova in just 67 minutes.
The 22-year-old British No 3, who had stunned 20th seed Jelena Ostapenko in a thrilling three-set first-round encounter, delivered a flawless performance on Court 3.
Kartal, currently ranked world No 51, dictated play throughout the match, winning eight games in a row from 2-2 in the second set to effectively shut out Tomova's challenge.
Kartal, based in Brighton, landed 10 winners in the first set and dropped just four points on her first serve.
Although Tomova, who had reached the second round after Ons Jabeur retired on J...
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