Kartal loses 10 straight games in Abu Dhabi exit

British number two Sonay Kartal lost 10 consecutive games in a 6-0 6-2 defeat by Sara Bejlek in the Abu Dhabi Open quarter-finals.

Kartal lost the first set in 22 minutes and failed to hold serve until her sixth service game.

After getting on the board midway through the second set, she broke the Czech to reduce the deficit to 4-2, but was immediately broken back.

Kartal has lost three of her four quarter-finals on the WTA Tour.

Her only victory came en route to winning the Jasmin Open in 2024, her only tour-level title.