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RE: Sonay Kartal

miriam abc · Club Coach

Coup Droit wrote:
After her amazing WTA250 title, Sonay has won the ITF W100 title in Shrewsbury, and then was runner-up last week in the W75 in Hamburg

She's now entered the top-90

WR 88 (+7)

Is her ranking high enough so entry into the Aussie GS is compulsory? (Grammatically that sounds clumsy, is there a better way of phrasing it?).

seagull · Tennis legend

Yes she is in main draw

Madadman · Grand Slam Champion

Yes, she is easily in.
www.tennis.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-12-20-AO25-Womens-Singles-Main-Draw-Entry-List.pdf

the addict · Tennis legend

Last entry on that list is WR98 - Harriet was WR102 (now 104) at the entry deadline so will probably make it as well.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

This week Sonay has made the last 16 of the W1000 Indian Wells. As a LL (

), she's beaten Lepchenko, Haddad Maia and Kudermetova

Play brave, Sonay !

"It's appropriate that one of Kartal's many tattoos is a symbol of bravery on her wrist. The origins of that go back even further, though.

"I wasn't the best junior growing up," she explained. "I wasn't that great. A bit of a late developer. I lost a lot of matches from playing too safe. I kind of had enough of losing and was like, I need to change something. If I have it on my wrist, I can see it. It's a little reminder at change of ends."

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Comments on Sonay's progress in IW by Stu Fraser in today's Times.

Deucebag · Intermediate Club Player

Great stuff Sonay

9vicman · Futures qualifying

Sonay Kartal has apparently pulled out of the Canadian Open, so that's two top Brits out.

Mervatron2 · Challenger level

Hmm. Maybe that knee was worse than first thought?

Jan · Hall of fame

There was a nice interview with Sonay on BBC breakfast programme this morning. It should be on iPlayer. Somewhere between 8.30 and 8.45.

GAMEOVER · Satellite level

Jan wrote:
There was a nice interview with Sonay on BBC breakfast programme this morning. It should be on iPlayer. Somewhere between 8.30 and 8.45.

Yes I listened to it as well. I reckon it was on about 8.50.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Jan wrote:
There was a nice interview with Sonay on BBC breakfast programme this morning. It should be on iPlayer. Somewhere between 8.30 and 8.45.

Thanks Jan, it was a good watch. I had it placed at about 8.35.

She/they comes across so well and level headed, hard to realise she/they's still so young. I certainly wasn't that together at that age.

Does anyone know whether she/they's none binary - I just notice that when she/they's playing and in the interview, she/they's flat chested, so wondered if she was wearing a binder.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

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seagull · Tennis legend

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