\u201cWe\u2019re trying to develop new things in my game and I\u2019m very happy with the process.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been working on my serve a lot and I\u2019m trying to add some variety to my game [and] it\u2019s good to see some small improvements in matches and in practise.\u201d<\/p>\n
Currently ranked 112 after reaching a career best of No.69 in October, Sonmez is eager to return to double digits.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to get back into the top 100 [but] I don\u2019t want to think about the results so much, I just want to enjoy being on the court and playing tennis.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the third and final round of qualifying, she\u2019ll face Anastasia Gasanova<\/a>, who earned a 6-7(4) 6-2 6-0 comeback victory over Justina Mikulskyte.<\/p>\n Elsewhere, 20th seed Linda Fruhvirtova<\/a> took one step closer to the main draw by defeating Fiona Ferro 6-4 3-6 6-4 in two hours and 26 minutes.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The Czech 20-year-old, ranked as high as No.49 after reaching the fourth round of AO 2023, enjoys making the journey down under.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s one of my favourite stops of the season, I always love coming back, I had my best Grand Slam result so far here and the matches have a great atmosphere.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI love playing in front of the Melbourne crowd, so I\u2019m excited I get to play another match.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE: Draw revealed for AO 1 Point Slam driven by Kia<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n