Wimbledon Live: Sonay Cartal gets British charge to begin starting with friend win against Jelena Ostapenko
The biggest British attack on Wimbledon for 41 years departed for a great start on Monday when the Sonay Cartal disturbed the 20th and former French champion Open Jelena Ostapenko 7-5 2-6 6-2.
British tennis is enjoying a great period, and though Jack draper AND Ema Raducanu They’re making most of the titles, there are 23 Britons in men and women bachelors this week, mostly in Wimbledon since 1984.
Seven qualified directly through their World Ranking of the Top-100, collegial player based in the SH.BA Oliver needs He came through qualification, and the other 15 players were given wild postcards.
Raducanu, the biggest draw for the locals, gets shock Briton MIMI XUOne of the three wild adolescent British postcards in the draw, later in court number one.
They Radan, Boulter AND Eagles There were all in the first 50 places last week, the first time that three British women ranked a lot since 1986.
Cartal took things going to a court immersed in the sun three Monday morning, but tried to find her range in the early games and quickly traveled 4-1. She finally gave the crowd something to cheer when she retired for 4-5, and then served in breath.
Latvian OstrapenkoA Wimbledon semi -finalist in 2018 and a quarter -finalist last year, was losing her range and the card was broken before serving for the group.
The crowd rejected it, but the quality of the cartal immediately fell in the second set and Ostapenko, who defeated the British in the right set in Eastbourne last week, did not have to work hard to get it 6-2.
Then it was Ostapenko’s turn to lose its shape, making some terrible mistakes between the regular return of the crowd, as Cartal, 23, split into the opening match and grew up 5-0.
Ostapenko finally stopped decay, but the 51st ranking card kept its nerve and served impressive to receive the 6-2 decision maker.
Fourth Draper seed, one of the 13 British in men’s draw, is the greatest hope at home since Andy Murray and begins his campaign against Argentina Sebastian Baez Tuesday.