Sonay Kartal’s incredible run in Indian Wells finally came to an end on Wednesday as she suffered a heavy defeat in the fourth round. The British No. 3 got into the draw as a lucky loser and stormed into the last 16 without dropping a set.

British lucky loser Sonay Kartal sees her memorable Indian Wells run ended emphatically by world number one Aryna Sabalenka.

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.