By Ros SatarSonay Kartal v Madison Keys [15]H2H: Keys leads 1-0INDIAN WELLS, USA – Sonay Kartal takes on Madison Keys as she bids to reach the fourth round for the second year in a row.
Sonay Kartal v Madison Keys [15] | H2H & Match FundamentalsSonay Kartal v Madison Keys [15]|H2H: Keys leads 1-0WTA Indian WellsQatarHard (O)Prize Money: $61,865First night match on Stadium 2, not before 6pm (1am GMT, Tuesday)Sky/Now TV <- Subscription Required
Sonay Kartal seems to have regained a bit of form as she picks up back to back wins in the desert, for the first time since reaching the Abu Dhabu quarter-final. She faces Madison Keys in a night match.
Tale of the Tape – Key Stats (Hard Courts – 2026)H2H:Sonay Kartal (WR 54)Madison Keys (WR 15)Tournament Previous BestR16 (2025)SF (2025)1st Serve Return Points Won %37.940.5Return Points Won %44.945.3Break Point Conversion %50.451.9Break Points Saved %52.359.2Overall Service Points Won %61.558.5
Not surprisingly Keys bests Kartal on all but one stat, and as such the former Australian Open champion comes in as the favourite, in front of a home night crowd.
Playing Styles & Prediction
The big-striking Keys will want to avoid the need to save as many break-points as she did in her opener, having taken a long break since being bounced out of her title defence in the fourth round in Melbourne.
Kartal, by contrast, saved a match-point and really turned up the pressure in the final set tie-breal to book her sport.
Kartal will have to be at her best in terms of the variety she can bring to the court. Keys will look to dominate with first-strike tennis. Kartal might not have the weapons to out-power the American, so she will need to throw in all her tricks.
Prediction: Keys in three sets.
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