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**She crushed the 12th seed, aiming for her first Grand Slam round of 16. Diane Parry challenged the Briton Sonay Kartal on the scorching grass of [Wimbledon](https://www.wimbledon.com/index.html).**
Having come through the qualifiers, [eliminating the 12th seed](https://www.nicepremium.fr/actualite/wimbledon/), she was determined to **continue surprising.** This Friday afternoon, Diane Parry faced the Briton **Sonay Kartal** on Court No.1 for a **place in the Wimbledon round of 16.** **A first** for both players, neither of whom have ever reached this level in a Grand Slam.
On paper, the French player started with a **slight disadvantage.** Sonay Kartal, 23 years old, **supported by the London crowd,** had just swept Viktoriya Tomova aside in 1 hour after already eliminating Jelena Ostapenko in the first round. Ranked around the **50th world position,** she plays **with ease and solidity,** mastering the surface. She remains on two clean victories and a 57% success rate in 2025.
But **Diane Parry, 22 years old, has resources.** Having fallen in the rankings in recent months (WTA 118), she found her instinct on the London grass. Qualifying after three demonstration rounds, she brilliantly dominated **Diana Shnaider** (world no. 12) in the second round (6-4, 6-1), thanks to **her tricky slice and sense of rhythm.** An **atypical, unpredictable player,** who can frustrate overly linear opponents.
This duel between two young women, who have **never crossed paths on the circuit,** promised a true contrast of styles. Sonay Kartal wanted to impose her pace. Diane Parry, to break it. **The English girl will have the crowd. The French girl, perhaps the sense of relaxation.** According to bookmakers, **Sonay Kartal was a slight favorite,** with a win probability estimated between 55 and 64%. But in this edition full of surprises, predictions don’t really make sense anymore. And **Diane Parry loves to defy them.**
**Diane Parry cracks under pressure**
A **tight contest from the start** between Diane Parry and Sonay Kartal. Both players observed each other. The tension was high, especially for the French player, a bit tense facing a Sonay Kartal supported by her crowd. In her first service game, Diane Parry had to **already fend off a break point**. And she did it brilliantly, thanks to a **sumptuous sliced backhand,** placed on the line. A stroke of genius to get started: 1-0 for Parry.
In the next game, the French player advanced to the net, imposed her rhythm, and concluded in no time. With a **striking forehand** and **presence at the net,** Diane Parry broke Sonay Kartal and achieved the first break of the match. **2-0 for the Tricolore.**
Subsequently, Parry unfurled her game. Her sequences were fluid, her placements perfect. Without trembling, she confirmed her lead. **And 1, and 2, and 3-0 for Diane Parry,** who seemed on another planet.
It took **21 long minutes to see Sonay Kartal get her first game.** But Diane Parry remained well in the match. She dominated the exchange, landing another winning forehand — the sixth since the start — and soared to a 4-1 lead. The statistics spoke for her: **already 12 winning shots, 9** **trips to the net for 8 successes.** Everything was going well for the Frenchwoman.
But watch out, **Sonay Kartal doesn’t give up.** She remained in contact, closed the gap to 4-2, and started to make Diane Parry doubt. In the following game, the player from Nice found herself trailing 0-30 after a strange point, lost on a floating ball. A missed volley, and there were Kartal with three break-back points… All three dismissed. But the fourth was the charm for Sonay Kartal, after an **untimely double fault by Diane Parry.**
The Englishwoman leveled the score at 4-4, and **the match turned.** Encouraged by the crowd and liberated in her strokes, **Kartal now dictated the exchange.** Doubt changed sides. Parry accumulated errors, and the Briton seized the opportunity. Break confirmed: Sonay Kartal moved ahead for the first time, 5-4.
Without trembling, the local player served for the set and won it. **6-4 for Sonay Kartal after 49 minutes.** An **incredible comeback for the Briton,** who rallied from 1-4 down, and a **real blow for Diane Parry,** who had started so well.
**Unimaginable revolt**
The beginning of the second set plunged Diane Parry into doubt. **The player from Nice was broken right away and couldn’t get back on track.** Conquering at the start of the match, she seemed to lose her grip on the encounter, **2-0.** Even her coach couldn’t give her the keys to refocus.
Sonay Kartal had the support of her crowd, pushing her to give her best. Her game was precise. The Briton put her opponent in great difficulty, notably through remarkable return quality. Like a steamroller, she won the **first four games** of the second set **in only 20 minutes, 4-0.**
After **Kartal won 9 consecutive games,** Parry finally managed to win a service game. The world No. 118 hung on, but her opponent’s quality did not diminish: interesting variations, powerful forehands…
If she seemed tense at the start of the first set, Sonay Kartal had been in command since she regained her footing. On the other side, **Parry was lost: 12 unforced errors against 4 for Kartal.**
The Frenchwoman won the seventh game of the second set to narrow the gap and forced her opponent to serve for the match: **5-2.** But the matter was already settled: the Briton was imperial. A well-controlled final game, concluded with a winning serve. **80% (16/20) of points won on serve in the second set.**
For the fourth time in her career, Diane Parry failed in the **3rd round of Wimbledon.**
