London, June 30 -- Sonay Kartal became the first British player to reach the second round of Wimbledon 2025 today, pulling off a remarkable upset over 20th seed and former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko in a dramatic three-set battle. The British No 3, ranked 51st in the world, produced a spirited fightback to take down the Latvian 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 on Court 3, avenging her defeat to Ostapenko just six days ago at the Eastbourne Open. In front of a home crowd, the Brighton-based 22-year-old recovered from a 2-5 deficit in the opening set, reeling off five consecutive games as Ostapenko's serve faltered with a string of double faults. Kartal saved three set points in that stretch and clinched the opener with a break sealed by an unforced ...