Kartal and Bouzas Maneiro have been made to attend a number of hours to get onto court docket after thunderstorms held up play.
Even once they arrived at 18:15 native time, there was nonetheless a delay because the chair umpire and workers dried the court docket with towels.
Kartal sees herself as a “disrupter” however she was unable to unsettle Bouzas Maneiro within the early rallies.
Bouzas Maneiro managed to get on prime within the baseline duels, knocking highly effective winners off each flanks as she received 29 of the 44 factors in a one-sided first set.
When Kartal misplaced serve and went 3-0 down within the second set, it regarded as if she was heading in the direction of a fast defeat.
However Bouzas Maneiro started to look nervous, immediately making extra unforced errors as Kartal clawed again the break.
An opportunity for the Spaniard to clinch the match got here at 5-4 30-40, however a decent forehand volley extensive indicated the stress she was feeling.
Nonetheless, Kartal didn’t totally capitalise on her opponent’s pressure.
The Briton moved 4-2 forward within the tie-break, however was pushed again on her weaker backhand as Bouzas Maneiro worn out the mini-break and turned the match again in her favour.
Bouzas Maneiro will now go on to face Sabalenka after the highest seed began her bid for a 3rd consecutive title with a straight-set win over American Sloane Stephens.