Sonay Kartal beat Belinda Bencic 6-0, 7-5 in the round of 32 at the WTA 1000 tournament in Wuhan to advance to the next round. The result was reported by api.tennis.
From a bagel set to a close finish
Kartal had complete control of the opening set, winning it 6-0. Bencic did not win a single game, and Kartal's advantage in the set was emphatic.
The gap was much narrower in the second set. Bencic won five games, but Kartal closed it out 7-5. The final score was 2-0 in sets.
In the previous round, Kartal beat Anhelina Kalinina 7-5, 6-3. She has advanced to the next round without dropping a set in either of her two matches.