{"id":2201899,"date":"2026-10-16T09:45:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T06:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2201899"},"modified":"2026-10-16T09:45:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T06:45:39","slug":"why-sonay-kartals-next-opponent-wont-enjoy-facing-the-resurgent-british-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2201899","title":{"rendered":"Why Sonay Kartal&#8217;s next opponent &#8216;won&#8217;t enjoy&#8217; facing the resurgent British player"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Why Sonay Kartal\u2019s next opponent \u2018won\u2019t enjoy\u2019 facing the resurgent British player<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex gap-x-3 gap-y-1 md:gap-x-4 flex-wrap items-center\">\n                        <span class=\"ps-authors flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-1.5 max-w-full gap-y-0.5 text-sm font-normal text-author\"><span class=\"ps-author-item whitespace-nowrap\"><a class=\"ps-author text-sm font-normal !text-author\" rel=\"author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/shahidaj\">Shahida Jacobs<\/a><\/span><\/span>                        <time class=\"flex-shrink-0 text-sm font-normal text-info\" datetime=\"16 Oct 2026 10:45 AM\" data-ps-date=\"16 Oct 2026 10:45 AM\" data-ps-datetime=\"1792143939\"><br \/>\n                            16 Oct 2026 10:45 AM                        <\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden justify-end space-x-4 text-xl sm:flex sm:!opacity-100\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto !my-0 hidden dark:block h-6\" 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src=\"https:\/\/d2me2qg8dfiw8u.cloudfront.net\/content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Sonay-Kartal-with-an-inset-of-Jelena-Ostapenko-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Pictured: Sonay Kartal with an inset of Jelena Ostapenko\">                <\/figure><figcaption class=\"flex items-center space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Sonay Kartal with an inset of Jelena Ostapenko                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Jelena Ostapenko has been warned that \u201cshe is not going to enjoy Sonay Kartal\u2019s game style\u201d when they face each other at the Wuhan Open.<\/p>\n<p>The pair are surprise semi-finalists at the WTA 1000 tournament as Ostapenko stunned second seed Jessica Pegula in the second round and also beat Leylah Fernandez and 11th seed Diana Shnaider to reach the last four at this level for the second time this year after her run in Dubai in February.<\/p>\n<p>Like Ostapenko, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/sonay-kartal\">Kartal<\/a> is also unseeded and she defeated Anhelina Kalinina in the first round before upsetting ninth seed Belinda Bencic, 15th seed Jasmine Paolini and fifth seed Elina Svitolina.<\/p>\n<p>The British player\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/wta-tour\/sonay-kartal-83-live-wta-rankings-surges-past-emma-raducanu-big-win-wuhan\">three-set win over Svitolina<\/a> was only her second victory over a top-10 player and that result has resulted in an 83-place surge in the Live WTA Rankings to No 87.<\/p>\n<p>Former world No 5 Ostapenko, meanwhile, started the Wuhan Open at No 34 in the rankings and she has jumped 10 places.<\/p>\n<h2>WTA News<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/wta-tour\/ningbo-open-entry-list-draw-date-prize-money-rybakina-swiatek-wta-finals-eala-features\">Ningbo Open Entry List, Draw Date, Prize Money: Will Rybakina play? Swiatek chasing WTA Finals spot, Eala features<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/how-aryna-sabalenka-wuhan-open-exit-affects-wta-rankings-mirra-andreeva-boost\">How Aryna Sabalenka\u2019s Wuhan Open exit affects WTA Rankings as Mirra Andreeva handed boost<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is no doubt that Kartal will be high on confidence following three brilliant wins over seeded players and former player-turned-Sky Sports Tennis pundit Naomi Broady believes she will offer a tough challenge to Ostapenko due to her ability to chase down every ball.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think Ostapenko is going to enjoy Kartal\u2019s game style with the amount of balls Sonay is going to put back into play,\u201d she said on Sky Sports Tennis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will be interesting because when Svitolina upped her aggression in that match, Sonay wasn\u2019t all that comfortable in set two, but, of course, it\u2019s Ostapenko\u2019s base game, isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut Sonay is going to be expecting that. She\u2019s seeing the ball big, so it\u2019s going to be all about keeping the ball out of the strike zone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOstapenko has withdrawn from the doubles here \u2013 possibly struggling with the forearm injury \u2013 because we saw the physio coming out a couple of rounds ago against Jessica Pegula and she has had it taped since.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe is not going to enjoy having someone like Kartal down the other end of the court. I think when the pressure is on Ostapenko\u2019s back she doesn\u2019t always perform her best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Wuhan Open semi-final will be Ostapenko and Kartal\u2019s third career meeting with the score 1-1 as the 2017 French Open champion won in straight sets on the grass in Eastbourne last June before Kartal drew level at Wimbledon a few weeks later.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Sonay Kartal\u2019s next opponent \u2018won\u2019t enjoy\u2019 facing the resurgent British player Shahida Jacobs 16 Oct 2026 10:45 AM Sonay Kartal with an inset of Jelena Ostapenko Jelena Ostapenko has been warned that \u201cshe is not going to enjoy Sonay Kartal\u2019s game style\u201d when they face each other at the Wuhan Open. 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