Our national tennis player Ms. Zeynep Sönmez, who advanced to the main draw from the qualifiers, defeated her Hungarian opponent Ms. Anna Bondar 6-2, 6-4 in 1 hour and 30 minutes in the Australian Open second-round match, becoming the first Turkish tennis player to reach the third round in Australian Open history.

In the match played in Melbourne, Ms. Zeynep took the score advantage from the beginning against her opponent, world number 74, maintaining stability in her service games and constantly increasing the pressure in her return games.

Starting the battle by breaking serve, Ms. Zeynep did not allow her opponent to find a rhythm, especially in return games in the first set. Making the right choices in short rallies, our national tennis player increased her service quality at critical moments and claimed the set 6-2.

Although Ms. Bondar tried to raise the tempo of the game in the second set, Ms. Zeynep did not relinquish control. The national tennis player, who maintained her percentage in service games and reduced her error rate during moments of pressure, maintained her superiority with the right timing at break points.

Ms. Zeynep held the score advantage by breaking serve a total of 4 times throughout the match and completed the match with a 12-6 game superiority.

Ms. Zeynep Sönmez will face Ms. Yuliya Putintseva, ranked 94th in the standings, on Friday, January 23, in the Australian Open third-round challenge.

With this result, Ms. Zeynep Sönmez continued her rise on the Grand Slam stage by achieving another first in the history of tennis in Türkiye at the Australian Open, just as she did at Wimbledon.