British No 2’s rise this year has been a reward for hard work and a story of doing things her own way Sonia Twigg primarily writes about cricket, tennis and football. After starting her career at the ...

Talent and graft account for a great deal, but sport at the top level is as much about peaking at the right time as anything else. For British tennis players, this means raising their game for ...

Sonay Kartal's mental fortitude was on show throughout her stellar run to the China Open quarter-finals. In what was the Briton's first tennis event since her first round exit at the US Open in August ...

As the famous saying goes, the fourth time's the charm. Well, that's not exactly it. But it is a saying that works when looking at how Sonay Kartal's fourth go-around in her "home Grand Slam" of ...

Sonay Kartal made a name for herself at Wimbledon. The British No3 went further than she has ever gone at a Grand Slam before, reaching the fourth round. On Sunday she faced an opponent ranked only ...

Briton is stepping out of Emma Raducanu’s shadow and faces Linda Noskova for a place in China Open semi-finals Simon Briggs writes about tennis, cricket and a variety of other sports. Having begun his ...

Sonay Kartal interview: ‘There is no right way to look or right size you have to be’ Sonay Kartal has helped redefine the idea of what a female tennis player should be like - Geoff Pugh for the ...