Zeynep Sonmez stuns Minnen in the 2nd round to set up a battle vs Lys at the Jasmin Open Tunisia. HIGHLIGHTS – MONASTIR RESULTS

Zeynep Sonmez stuns Greetje Minnen 6-4 1-6 6-3 in the 2^nd round in Monastir on Thursday. Sonmez will square off with Eva Lys in the quarter. The battle lasted 2 hours and 17 minutes.

Monastir

Sonmez's Record

The Turk added to her prize money $ 2,568 after winning this match. She has already won $ 6,608 after this win. If she wins the next match, Sonmez will add $ 5,002 to her earnings to get in total $ 11,610 in total.

Highlights Zeynep Sonmez vs. Greetje Minnen Jasmin Open Tunisia – Monastir

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Sonmez

Minnen

6-4 1-6 6-3
2h:17

92

92

Total points

98

98

39

39

Winners

36

36

42%

42%

Ratio Winners

37%

37%

-- Serve --

0

0

Aces

4

4

8

8

Double Faults

5

5

64%

64%

1st in

64%

64%

58%

58%

1st won

65%

65%

39/67

39/67

1st won

36/55

36/55

41%

41%

2nd won

39%

39%

15/37

15/37

2nd won

12/31

12/31

-- Break Points --

5/12

5/12

Total

5/18

5/18

42%

42%

Won

28%

28%

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Zeynep won this encounter even if she conquered less points than Greetje (92 vs. 98).

Sonmez

Sonmez won this match even if she was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points since she converted only 42% (5/12) of the procured opportunities.

Minnen

On the other side, Greetje was not so effective in converting her break points (only 28% – 5/18). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

After this encounter, the head to head between Sonmez and Minnen is 1-2 for Greetje.

Draw and next match H2H: Zeynep Sonmez vs. Eva Lys – stats

Sonmez will take on Lys in the quarter.

This will be the 2^nd time that Zeynep Sonmez and Eva Lys clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Sonmez (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, Sonmez won 6-0 3-1 ret. in the 2^nd round in La Bisbal D’Emporda back in April 2024.

Live score progression and stats

Sonmez came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Greetje Minnen in the 2^nd game (2-0). Yet, Sonmez was not done to come back to break Minnen 3 times in the 3^rd (1-2), in the 5^th (3-2) and in the 9^th (5-4) game before winning the set (6-4).

Greetje was completely outplayed in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 3-4 to 6-4.

Zeynep converted 42% of her break points (3/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 3^rd (1-2 15-40), the 5^th (2-2 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 9^th (4-4 0-40 and 15-40) and the 11^th game (6-3 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Minnen converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had her opportunities in the 2^nd (2-1 0-40), the 4^th (2-1 30-40), the 6^th (2-3 40-A and 40-A) and the 8^th game (4-3 30-40).

They contested 85 points. It’s worth to point out that, Zeynep won this set even if she scored less points 1 than the Belgian (42-43). Sonmez dropped 18 points on serve (18-18). On the other side, Minnen conceded 24 points on serve (25-24).

Sonmez had a racing start in this set after breaking Greetje Minnen in the 2^nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. Greetje extended her lead after breaking the Turk in the 4^th (4-0) game before winning the set (6-1).

Certainly, a key moment was when Greetje won 4 consecutive games in the 2^nd set so as to convert the game count from 0-0 to 5-0.

The Belgian was unerring in converting all her break points in the 1^st (0-0 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 4^th (3-0 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 6^th (5-0 30-40 and 40-A) and the 8^th game (6-0 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, the Belgian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 56 points. Minnen was the winner of the set after clinching 14 points more than the Turk (35-21). The Belgian was extremely solid on serve to concede just 2 points (12-2). In addition, on the other side, Zeynep conceded 23 points on serve (19-23).

Sonmez had a racing start in this set after breaking Greetje Minnen in the 2^nd game (2-0). Sonmez managed to boost her lead after breaking the Belgian in the 6^th (4-2) game before winning the set (6-3).

The Turk was unable to break Greetje in the 2^nd game when she had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

A crucial moment of this set was when Sonmez won 5 consecutive games in the 3^rd set so as to change the scoreline from 0-2 to 5-2.

Sonmez converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 1^st (0-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40), the 4^th (1-2 0-40) and the 6^th game (3-2 30-40). On the other side, Minnen was unable to convert any of her 2 break points. She had 2 break points opportunities in the 2^nd game (2-1 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 49 points. Zeynep conquered the set after winning 9 points more than Greetje (29-20). Zeynep dropped 9 points on serve (17-9). In addition, on the other side, Minnen conceded 12 points on serve (11-12).

Tennis Scores in Monastir

• Lucia BronzettiBronzetti – Ann LiLi (6-4 7-6³)
• Eva LysLys – Elise MertensMertens (1-6 6-2 7-6⁴)
• Zeynep SonmezSonmez – Greetje MinnenMinnen (6-4 1-6 6-3)
• Antonia RuzicRuzic – Yuriko MiyazakiMiyazaki (6-3 6-1)
• Yuliia StarodubtsevaStarodubtseva – Diane ParryParry (6-4 6-4)
• Sara Sorribes TormoSorribes Tormo – Jana FettFett (5-7 6-3 6-4)
• Rebecca SramkovaSramkova – Clara BurelBurel (7-6⁴ 7-5)
• Sonay KartalKartal – Mai HontamaHontama (6-2 6-2)

Upcoming matches

• Eva LysLys – Zeynep SonmezSonmez (0-0) – H2H details and stats
• Yulia StarodubtsewaStarodubtsewa – (1-0) – H2H details and stats
• Lucia BronzettiBronzetti – (0-0) – H2H details and stats
• Sara Sorribes TormoSorribes Tormo – Rebecca SramkovaSramkova (0-0) – H2H details and stats