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Kartal overpowered by Anisimova in Queen's last 16

Britain's Sonay Kartal missed the chance to reach a home quarter-final when she suffered a tough defeat by American Amanda Anisimova at Queen's.

World number 50 Kartal was overpowered by the eighth seed in just one hour and five minutes, losing 6-1 6-3.

Kartal had secured the biggest win of her career on Monday against world number 16 Daria Kasatkina.

But a third win over a top-20 player in her career - and a second in the west London tournament - proved a bridge too far.

Anisimova will not have won over much of the British crowd so far at Queen's with victory over Jodie Burrage in the first round and now Kartal.