MERIDA, Mexico Zeynep Sönmez of Türkiye roared past American Ann Li 6-2, 6-1 on Nov. 3 to capture the first WTA title of her career in Merida, Mexico. Sönmez, 22, became the first Turkish player to lift a WTA trophy since Çağla Büyükakçay won in Istanbul in 2016 to become the first champion from the country. World Number 127 Sönmez needed just 70 minutes to overcome Li, a former top-50 player now ranked 111th. Sönmez gained her third break of the opening set for a 5-2 lead and pocketed the set

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