Kartal stated she is going to prioritise restoration for her again earlier than she meets Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina, the reigning Australian Open champion, in the final 16.
“It [the back] was a pretty big hindrance,” Kartal added.
“I didn’t really practise yesterday so I gave it as much recovery as I could, so I think now it’s about getting recovered and doing the same exact thing to get back on the court in the next couple of days.”
Kartal was not the one participant to trigger an upset on Monday with a comeback win.
Czech Katerina Siniakova, the world quantity 44, knocked out defending champion and Russian eighth seed Mirra Andreeva in a gruelling 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 win that lasted two hours and 48 minutes.
Meanwhile, third seed Rybakina claimed her fourth-round spot with a hard-fought 6-4 6-4 victory over Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk.
World quantity two Iga Swiatek, the reigning Wimbledon champion, overcame Greece’s Maria Sakkari, whereas American fifth seed Jessica Pegula fought again from a set down towards Jelena Ostapenko to succeed in the final 16.
