WTA - WTA Nottingham Open
Prediction :
Over 20.5 games to be played
We're guaranteed a British player in the Nottingham Open quarter-finals. Katie Boulter is the eighth seed and two-time defending champion in this grass court tournament. Round two sees her face unseeded Sonay Kartal. Here's our match prediction.
Boulter could regain her British number one ranking from Emma Raducanu this week. A third straight Nottingham Open title would also see her climb from 39th into the top 32 and be seeded at the upcoming Wimbledon Grand Slam.
The 23-year-old lost in round two at Queen's Club last week, being beaten by world number 12 Diana Shnaider. This week started well with a win over 2024 Wimbledon semi-finalist Lulu Sun with only four games being lost.
There's been one previous meeting with Kartal. That was played on grass two years ago with Boulter winning in three sets.
Sonay Kartal is up to a career-high 49th in the live rankings. The Brighton Belle beat Leolia Jeanjean in round one 6-3 6-4. Last week saw her get a win over Daria Kasatkina but lose to Amanda Anisimova at Queen's Club.
2024 saw Kartal lose in the qualifying rounds of this tournament. At Wimbledon, the Brit made it through qualifying and all the way to round three before losing to Coco Gauff.
We tip over 20.5 games to be played.
Sonay Kartal vs Katie Boulter Form
Sonay Kartal and Katie Boulter Last Matches
3/6 (50%)
3/6 (50%)
17 Jun 2025 - WTA Nottingham Open
11 Jun 2025 - WTA London - Queen's
9 Jun 2025 - WTA London - Queen's
29 May 2025 - WTA French Open
27 May 2025 - WTA French Open
14 May 2025 - Paris, France, Qualifying
4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
17 Jun 2025 - WTA Nottingham Open
12 Jun 2025 - WTA London - Queen's
10 Jun 2025 - WTA London - Queen's
29 May 2025 - WTA French Open
26 May 2025 - WTA French Open
18 May 2025 - Paris, France, Qualifying
Sonay Kartal - Katie Boulter Key Points
- Over 20.5 games were played in the one previous meeting between these two players.
- Six of Boulter's last eight matches have seen over 20.5 games played in them.
- Of those eighh matches, six went to a final set.
- Over 20.5 games have been played in six of Kartal's last ten grass court matches.
Our Sonay Kartal vs Katie Boulter Prediction
The winner of this match will face either Zhu Lin or McCartney Kessler in the last eight, both of whom are unseeded. It's a good chance therefore for defending champion Katie Boulter to again go deep in Nottingham.
Round one saw her get a good win over Lulu Sun and now she faces fellow British player Sonay Kartal. This could well be a long match just like their one previous meeting. Our Sonay Kartal v Katie Boulter prediction is over 20.5 games to be played.