Anisimova breezes into a 40-0 lead and looks set to wrap this up swiftly but back-to-back double faults bring Kartal back into it…
Kartal is not giving up without a fight and she enjoys one of her more commanding service games to stay in it.
Anisimova looks to be on course for a rapid hold as she races ahead 40-0.
But a forehand goes long before she puts a shot into the net and Kartal is back in it.
However, the Brit can’t get a return from Anisimova’s serve over the net and the latter is one game away from progressing to the quarter-finals.
There’s more mistakes creeping into Anisimova’s game now as she gives up the first point with a poor return but a big backhand gets her level, then another down the line puts her ahead.
A third break in a row on the cards? Kartal mis-hits a shot and Anisimova has two break points, getting the job done at the first time of asking.
Excellent from Kartal as she breaks back immediately!
Anisimova saved break point once but couldn’t do it a second time as she is pulled all across court by Kartal in a rally before sending a shot wide.
A couple of errors by Anisimova and it is advantage Kartal but the Brit then sends a backhand long and it is deuce once more.
Another return from Kartal goes long before a slice catches out the Brit and Anisimova seals the break.
Kartal is staying in the points longer, but Anisimova is in prime position now to go on and seal the win.
Kartal uses the court well to push Anisimova wide before whipping a forehand out her reach to lead 30-15 on her serve.
But once again Anisimova wrestles back control, coming out on top of a brilliant rally to make it deuce.
Anisimova then holds, breezing through it without dropping a point.
A strong response after Kartal’s early break.
Anisimova looks to quickly break back as she swiftly gets into a position of having two break points.
She fails to take the first opportunity as she sends a shot into the net, but Kartal then hits a return long and we’re back on serve again.
And Kartal seals the break at the first attempt.
Just what she needed and something to build on now.
A strong start by Kartal as she finds the line with a fine backhand return at the baseline to race 30-0 ahead.
Anisimova takes the next point but then plants a shot into the net, prompting a roar of frustration from the American, but applause of encouragement from the crowd.
Two break points for Kartal.
Jess Anderson
BBC Sport at Queen’s
Ouch.
That’s a blow for Sonay Kartal. While she is ranked 35 places below Amanda Anisimova in the rankings, she may not have expected to be overpowered like that.
A blow for the home player.
Another break by Anisimova and she takes the first set, her powerful hitting proving too much for Kartal.
A difficult start for the home favourite.
Anisimova races into a 40-0 lead with her serve causing Kartal problems. The Brit has a golden opportunity to get a point at the net but fails to get the ball over and Anisimova closes out the hold.
Jess Anderson
BBC Sport at Queen’s
A big cheer of encouragement from the crowd as Kartal gets on the board in set one.
That will be a relief for the Brit.
Anisimova battles back to deuce but Kartal finds her strong serve once more to get herself up and running.
The crowd are loving that. Kartal certainly needed it.
Anisimova goes for the delicate return on the first point but the accuracy isn’t there.
She takes the next point but strong serves back-to-back by Kartal sees her lead 40-15 and edging closer to getting off the mark.
Big cheers from the home fans as Kartal’s powerful return at 30-0 down has Anisimova floundering.
The Brit will need that encouragement because that was a rare lapse by Anisimova, who continues to find the limits of the court and stretch Kartal.
Jess Anderson
BBC Sport at Queen’s
No time at all for Sonay Kartal to settle here as in just over 10 minutes she’s a double break down.
Plenty of punters have just flooded back into court and will probably be a bit disappointed to see the Brit trailing.
Tough, tough start for Kartal.
The accuracy of her shots is getting better but Anisimova has all the answers, with some of her returns tucking right into the corner and leaving Kartal no chance.
