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REVEALED: Sonay kartal reaches wimbledon fourth round for first time after sweeping past parry | Rare Historical Photos

Sonay Kartal celebrates after her victory over Diane Parry.
Sonay Kartal celebrates after her victory over Diane Parry. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA

British tennis may have found its newest rising star after Sonay Kartal reached the fourth round at a major for the first time with a dominant 6-4, 6-2 victory over the French qualifier Diane Parry.

The Brighton native becomes the fourth unseeded British woman to reach the fourth round at SW19 this century after Laura Robson (2013), Emma Raducanu (2021 and 2024) and Heather Watson (2022).

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