\n<\/p>\n
Britain’s Sonay Kartal missed the chance to reach a first Grand Slam quarter-final with defeat by Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in a match that saw controversy over a faulty line call.<\/b><\/p>\n
It was a gallant effort from the 23-year-old, who ultimately succumbed 7-6 (7-3) 6-4 to the experience and know-how of former French Open finalist Pavlyuchenkova.<\/p>\n
Play was halted by the umpire in the ninth game of the first set when Kartal’s backhand dropped long but the electronic line-calling system failed to call it out<\/a> and the point had to be replayed.<\/p>\n Ranked 51 in the world, Kartal was already enjoying her best run at a Grand Slam having never gone beyond the third round.<\/p>\n She was aiming to become the first British woman to reach the quarter-finals at SW19 since Johanna Konta in 2019.<\/p>\n This time last year she was ranked outside the world’s top 250 players but her efforts at the All England Club this week will see her attain a new career-high ranking after the tournament.<\/p>\n