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7%
1 of 14 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Britain's Sonay Kartal continued her impressive comeback from long-term injury with a comfortable win over former Wimbledon finalist Jasmine Paolini to reach the Wuhan Open quarter-finals.
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Kartal → publish → finals
Kartal, 24, missed more than six months with a stress fracture in her back, but has won five of her seven matches since returning to action.
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Kartal → miss → action
The former world number 44 ruthlessly brushed aside Italian 15th seed Paolini in a 6-2 6-0 victory, further validating Kartal's patient approach to recovering from the first serious injury of her career.
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number → brush → career
It was another statement performance from Kartal, backing up her straight-set win over ninth seed Belinda Bencic in the previous round.
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It → back → round
"Against someone as good as Jasmine is, I knew I had to be solid from the start and not let up.
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I → know → start
From my side, it was a pretty flawless performance," Kartal said.
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Kartal → say → side
Kartal was riding the crest of a wave in the early part of the season, having broken into the world's top 50, reached two WTA quarter-finals and recorded notable wins over top-class opponents.
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Kartal → rid → opponents
Victories over 2025 Australian Open champion Madison Keys and former world number eight Emma Navarro in Indian Wells led to a meeting with now world number one Elena Rybakina in the fourth round.
However, Kartal was forced to retire with the back injury which proved more serious than first thought.
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which → lead → injury
After initially hoping she would make a quick recovery, the pain left Kartal unable to brush her teeth without "being in agony" and led to some difficult decisions.
Missing Wimbledon was a particularly tough choice, especially given she reached the fourth round of her home Grand Slam in 2025, but resigning herself to the fact she could not rush a comeback has proved to be a wise decision.
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she → hop → comeback
Her first match back a little over three weeks ago - representing Great Britain at the BJK Cup - ended in a narrow defeat, before she won two matches to reach the Beijing third round in her WTA Tour return.
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she → represent → return
Using a protected injury ranking to play, Kartal carried that momentum into Wuhan.
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Kartal → use → Wuhan
She has not dropped a set in victories over Ukrainian world number 48 Anhelina Kalinina, 2020 Olympic champion Bencic and two-time major finalist Paolini.
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She → drop → Kalinina
Kartal maintained a high level from the baseline as Paolini unravelled with a series of unforced errors.
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Paolini → maintain → errors
Kartal meets Ukraine's Elina Svitolina - a four-time Grand Slam semi-finalist - in the quarter-finals.
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Kartal → meet → finals