Kartal Misses Out On First Major Quarter-final

Britain's Sonay Kartal missed nan chance to scope a first Grand Slam quarter-final pinch conclusion by Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova successful a lucifer that saw contention complete a faulty statement call.

It was a gallant effort from nan 23-year-old, who yet succumbed 7-6 (7-3) 6-4 to nan acquisition and know-how of erstwhile French Open finalist Pavlyuchenkova.

Ranked 51 successful nan world, Kartal was already enjoying her champion tally astatine a Grand Slam having ne'er gone beyond nan 3rd round.

She was aiming to go nan first British female to scope nan quarter-finals astatine SW19 since Johanna Konta successful 2019.

This clip past twelvemonth she was classed extracurricular nan world's apical 250 players but her efforts astatine nan All England Club this week will spot her attain a caller career-high ranking aft nan tournament.

The rising prima of British tennis will return comfortableness successful her achievements - triumph complete a top-20 subordinate successful nan first round, resilience to travel from down erstwhile needed and a memorable Centre Court debut successful beforehand of a partisan crowd astatine her location Grand Slam.

Victory for world number 50 Pavlyuchenkova, 34, matches her 2016 tally to nan quarter-final astatine nan grass-court awesome and she will look 30th seed Linda Noskova aliases 14th seed Amanda Anisimova next.

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