​​​​​​​ISTANBUL  Zeynep Sonmez became the first Turkish tennis player on Thursday to advance to the third round at Wimbledon. Sonmez made history in London by defeating Xinyu Wang in straight sets, 7-5, 7-5. She also became the first Turkish player to reach the third round in a singles event at a grand slam in 75 years, after Bahtiye Musluoğlu reached the third round of the French Open in 1950. The 23-year-old will face the winner of the match between the 69th player in the world, Suzan Lamens

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