Zeynep Sönmez Advances to the Second Round of the Hong Kong Open

National tennis player Zeynep Sönmez faced Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska in the first round of the Prudential Hong Kong Open, held in Hong Kong. Ranked 67th in the world in singles, Sönmez won the match 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the second round of the tournament. The win over Yastremska, who is ranked 99th in the world, was Sönmez's first success at the tournament.

In the second round, Sönmez will play the winner of the match between Canada's Leylah Fernandez and American Sofia Kenin.