Zeynep Sönmez made history at Wimbledon.

Zeynep Sönmez made history at Wimbledon.

03.07.2025 15:30

Zeynep Sönmez defeated China's Xinyu Wang 2-0 in the second round, becoming the first Turkish tennis player to reach the third round of a Grand Slam in 75 years.

Our national player Zeynep Sönmez defeated world number 32 Chinese Xinyu Wang 2-0 in the second round of Wimbledon and made history.

OUR FIRST FEMALE TENNIS PLAYER TO REACH THE 3RD ROUND

Ranked 88th in the world, Zeynep became the first Turkish tennis player to reach the 3rd round in a grand slam since 1950, and she is also our first female tennis player to reach the 3rd round in history. Previously, Bahtiye Musluoğlu had reached the 3rd round in the 1950 Roland Garros.

Zeynep's opponent in the 3rd round will be the winner of the match between Ekaterina Aleksandrova and Suzan Lamens.

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