Sonmez wins in Monastir; first Turkish WTA quarterfinalist since 2017
Zeynep Somnez moved into her first career WTA quarterfinal with a 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 win over No.6 seed Greet Minnen at the Jasmin Open on Thursday. It was 22-year-old Sonmez's first win in three meetings with Minnen. Sonmez is the first Turkish player to reach a WTA quarterfinal since 2017, when both Cagla Buyukakcay and Basak Eraydin made the Istanbul quarterfinals.