Sonay Kartal's eye-catching run at Indian Wells was brought to a halt by Aryna Sabalenka on Wednesday as the world No. 1 claimed a 6-1, 6-2 victory

Sonay Kartal's dream run at Indian Wells continues as the British lucky loser beats Polina Kudermetova to reach the fourth round.

Aryna Sabaenka had zero interest in allowing Sonay Kartal to add another chapter to her dream Indian Wells run as the top seed crushed the world No. 83 with a 6-1 6-2 scoreline to safely progress into the quarterfinal in the desert.

A week can be a long time in tennis, as British No 3 Sonay Kartal demonstrated by surging into the fourth round of Indian Wells.

Sonay Kartal was cast in the shadow of Emma Raducanu at the start of her career, but she is shining in her own right now.