24 岁的土耳其网球选手泽内普·松梅兹（Zeynep Sonmez）在 2026 年温布尔登网球公开赛第二轮比赛中，以 5-7、3-6 的比分不敌美国选手克莱尔·刘（Claire Liu），止步次轮 [1]。尽管赛事组织者禁止其佩戴亲巴勒斯坦胸针，松梅兹通过在球拍上安装西瓜图案减震器来表达对巴勒斯坦的支持，这一举动在土耳其国内获得了广泛赞誉 [1]。
作为首位进入大满赛第三轮的土耳其球员，松梅兹不仅刷新了 WTA 历史最高排名纪录，职业生涯累计奖金也达到了 625,019 美元 [1]。对于她在赛场上的表现及象征性支持行为，土耳其青年与体育部长奥斯曼·阿什金·巴肯（Osman Askin Bak）公开给予了赞扬 [1]。
24-year-old Turkish tennis player Zeynep Sonmez lost in the second round of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships to American Claire Liu, falling with scores of 5-7 and 3-6 [1]. Although tournament organizers prohibited her from wearing a pro-Palestine pin, Sonmez expressed silent solidarity by attaching a watermelon-patterned dampener to her racket instead [1]. This gesture has received widespread praise in Turkey [1].
Sonmez made history as the first Turkish player to reach the third round of a Grand Slam and holds the record for the highest WTA ranking among Turkish players, having reached world No. 51 at one point [1]. Her career prize money totals $625,019 [1]. The move was publicly endorsed by Turkey's Youth and Sports Minister Osman Askin Bak [1].