Sonay Kartal stuns Mirra Andreeva to claim career-best win and reach China Open quarter-finals
Sonay Kartal claimed the biggest win of her career by ranking after taking down World No 5 Mirra Andreeva in three sets to reach the quarter-finals of the China Open in Beijing.
Kartal defeated the 19-year-old Andreeva 7-5 2-6 7-5 to secure her first win over a top-5 opponent, a result that will see her replace Katie Boulter and become the British No 2 behind Emma Raducanu.
The 23-year–old Kartal is through to her first WTA 1000 quarter-final following runs to the last-16 of Wimbledon and Indian Wells this season and will play the 26th seed Linda Noskova for a place in the semi-finals.
Kartal had defeated Alicia Parks, Daria Kasatkina and Maya Joint to reach the last-16 in Beijing before stunning two-time French Open semi-finalist and reigning Indian Wells champion Andreeva.
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