Britain’s Sonay Kartal suffered a 6-1 6-4 defeat to Marie Bouzkova in the second round on Thursday, bringing her French Open singles debut to an end.
Depending on other results, Kartal could now make her top 50 debut at the end of the tournament. And she’s still taking the positives from her loss as she eyes what to work on next.
“Obviously super disappointed with the result, but I’ll look back at that match, and I’ll think that it was a super good level. I did a lot of things that I’ve been needing to do,” the British No. 3 said.
“I did it in the match and I think that towards the end, I kind of had a few chances, struggled with the serve, but I think in that second set, we were were neck and neck, and it was just a matter of just one or two points that I played a little bit loosely.
“I think it’s just the constant treating every point like it’s one of the biggest points of the match. I think just consistently staying with it and not dipping off, I think, is for me, probably the most noticeable thing and the hardest thing.
“So, yeah, I think it’s just mentally, just making sure I’m present, you know, every single point. I think that’s probably the biggest thing that I’m taking away from today’s match.”