Jasmin Open: Kartal reaches second round
Sonay Kartal edged out Jaqueline Cristian 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 on Tuesday evening and will play Japanese Mai Hontama in the next round
Sonay Kartal
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Qualifier Sonay Kartal advanced to the second round of the Jasmin Open by edging out Romanian Jaqueline Cristian, the No 5 seed, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 at the Skanes Family Hotel Monastir on Tuesday evening.
Kartal, ranked No 151, will play Japanese Mai Hontama next.
Monastir WTA 250, other first-round results (Skanes Family Hotel Monastir, hard, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Ann Li vs. Kristina Mladenovic
- Mayar Sherif vs. Jana Fett
- Lucia Bronzetti vs. Dalma Galfi
- Aliona Falei vs. Greet Minnen
- Rebeka Masarova vs. Zeynep Sonmez
- Rebecca Sramkova vs. Elsa Jacquemot: tuesday
- Elise Mertens vs. Anastasia Zakharova: tuesday
- Antonia Ruzic (Q) beat Nadia Podoroska (4): 1-6, 6-2, 6-4
- Yulia Starodubtseva (Q) beat Suzan Lamens: 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
- Sara Sorribes Tormo beat Anna Blinkova (8): 6-4, 6-4
- Eva Lys beat Lesia Tsurenko: 6-3, 7-5
- Clara Burel (2) beat Marina Bassols Ribera: 6-2, 6-2
- Yuriko Lily Miyazaki beat Alycia Parks: 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
- Mai Hontama beat Priska Nugroho (WC): 6-2, 6-1
- Diane Parry (3) beat Chiraz Bechri (WC): 6-3, 6-0
