The 22-year-old Zeynep Sönmez, who qualified for the prestigious tournament—which features top-10 WTA players such as Coco Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka, Maria Sakkari, Jessica Pegula, Qinwen Zheng, Elena Rybakina, and Marketa Vondrousova—has made a strong start in the main draw.
Zeynep Sönmez defeated world number 58 Rus 2-1 in a match that lasted 1 hour and 43 minutes, with set scores of 6-3, 2-6, and 1-6, securing her place among the 16 tennis players in the second round.
The national athlete will face the winner of the match between world number 9 Maria Sakkari and world number 19 Victoria Azarenka in the second round.
World number 157 Zeynep Sönmez achieved a historic success last week by qualifying for the main draw of the French Open (Roland Garros), the second grand slam tennis tournament of the season.
News Source: AA
