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Kartal stuns Bencic at Wuhan Open
British tennis player Sonay Kartal defeats ninth seed Belinda Bencic 6-0 7-5 to reach the third round at the Wuhan Open.
In brief
British tennis player Sonay Kartal defeats ninth seed Belinda Bencic 6-0 7-5 to reach the third round at the Wuhan Open. Sonay Kartal beat ninth seed Belinda Bencic at the Wuhan Open, her second biggest career win by ranking, as she rebuilds after a six-month back injury. Originally reported by BBC Sport.
Kartal beats Bencic in Wuhan
Britain's Sonay Kartal upset ninth seed Belinda Bencic six zero seven five at the Wuhan Open to reach the third round.
Kartal's comeback from injury
Kartal reached a career-high ranking of forty four last year but slipped to one hundred and seventieth after a six-month injury absence from a stress fracture in her back in March.
Second biggest win of career
The victory over Swiss world number twelve Bencic, a Wimbledon semi-finalist last year, was the second biggest win of Kartal's career by ranking.
Kartal on sustaining her level
Kartal said she trusted she would get her level back but questioned whether she could sustain it, calling that the hardest challenge ahead.
“I can produce the level, but can I sustain it? I think that's going to be the hardest challenge.”
The one thing
Sonay Kartal beat ninth seed Belinda Bencic at the Wuhan Open, her second biggest career win by ranking, as she rebuilds after a six-month back injury.
