Zeynep Sonmez ‘inspired’ by tennis friends as she marches through at Hong Kong Open

Zeynep Sonmez said she was “grateful” and “inspired” by her tennis friends such as Alexandra Eala and Eva Lys as she kicked off her Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open with a straight sets victory over Dayana Yastremska. The 24-year-old took the lion’s share of the support from the crowd as she edged through a tight opening set 6-4, before turning that momentum into a dominant 6-2 showing in the second to wrap up the match. “Hong Kong has been wonderful; the environment is great and I’m very happy...