![Cem Ilkel returns a shot during a qualifying match at the 2021 US Open, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021 in Flushing, NY. (Pete Staples/USTA Stock Photo - Alamy Cem Ilkel returns a shot during a qualifying match at the 2021 US Open, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021 in Flushing, NY. (Pete Staples/USTA Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NMT0M6/cem-ilkel-returns-a-shot-during-a-qualifying-match-at-the-2021-us-open-thursday-aug-26-2021-in-flushing-ny-pete-staplesusta-2NMT0M6.jpg)
Cem Ilkel returns a shot during a qualifying match at the 2021 US Open, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021 in Flushing, NY. (Pete Staples/USTA Stock Photo - Alamy
![Cem Ilkel, of Turkey, returns a shot to Alex Molcan, of Slovakia, during the first round of the US Open tennis championships, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo Cem Ilkel, of Turkey, returns a shot to Alex Molcan, of Slovakia, during the first round of the US Open tennis championships, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2MDPAXF/cem-ilkel-of-turkey-returns-a-shot-to-alex-molcan-of-slovakia-during-the-first-round-of-the-us-open-tennis-championships-monday-aug-30-2021-in-new-york-ap-photojohn-minchillo-2MDPAXF.jpg)
Cem Ilkel, of Turkey, returns a shot to Alex Molcan, of Slovakia, during the first round of the US Open tennis championships, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo
![Cem Ilkel, of Turkey, returns a shot to Alex Molcan, of Slovakia, during the first round of the US Open tennis championships, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo Cem Ilkel, of Turkey, returns a shot to Alex Molcan, of Slovakia, during the first round of the US Open tennis championships, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2MDPB7P/cem-ilkel-of-turkey-returns-a-shot-to-alex-molcan-of-slovakia-during-the-first-round-of-the-us-open-tennis-championships-monday-aug-30-2021-in-new-york-ap-photojohn-minchillo-2MDPB7P.jpg)
Cem Ilkel, of Turkey, returns a shot to Alex Molcan, of Slovakia, during the first round of the US Open tennis championships, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo
![ATP Challenger Tour on X: "A historic moment for 🇹🇷 tennis. @AltugCelikbilek joins Marsel Ilhan and Cem Ilkel as just the third Turkish champion in #ATPChallenger history. https://t.co/RYDLklXVi1" / X ATP Challenger Tour on X: "A historic moment for 🇹🇷 tennis. @AltugCelikbilek joins Marsel Ilhan and Cem Ilkel as just the third Turkish champion in #ATPChallenger history. https://t.co/RYDLklXVi1" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E5eBXfQWQAIFiZV.jpg)
ATP Challenger Tour on X: "A historic moment for 🇹🇷 tennis. @AltugCelikbilek joins Marsel Ilhan and Cem Ilkel as just the third Turkish champion in #ATPChallenger history. https://t.co/RYDLklXVi1" / X
![LIVE RANKINGS. Ilkel improves his position right before playing Draper in Sofia - Tennis Tonic - News, Predictions, H2H, Live Scores, stats LIVE RANKINGS. Ilkel improves his position right before playing Draper in Sofia - Tennis Tonic - News, Predictions, H2H, Live Scores, stats](https://tennistonic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Thursday-Live-Ranking-Cem-Ilkel-qwnwYcqo.jpg)
LIVE RANKINGS. Ilkel improves his position right before playing Draper in Sofia - Tennis Tonic - News, Predictions, H2H, Live Scores, stats
![LIVE RANKINGS. Draper improves his ranking just before squaring off with Ilkel in Sofia - Tennis Tonic - News, Predictions, H2H, Live Scores, stats LIVE RANKINGS. Draper improves his ranking just before squaring off with Ilkel in Sofia - Tennis Tonic - News, Predictions, H2H, Live Scores, stats](https://tennistonic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Thursday-Live-Ranking-Jack-Draper-rVPFBRPq.jpg)
LIVE RANKINGS. Draper improves his ranking just before squaring off with Ilkel in Sofia - Tennis Tonic - News, Predictions, H2H, Live Scores, stats
![Liam Broady suffers tennis top 100 setback vs Cem Ilkel in Bergamo challenger - Manchester Evening News Liam Broady suffers tennis top 100 setback vs Cem Ilkel in Bergamo challenger - Manchester Evening News](https://i2-prod.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/incoming/article22085508.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/1_GettyImages-1235935412.jpg)
Liam Broady suffers tennis top 100 setback vs Cem Ilkel in Bergamo challenger - Manchester Evening News
![Our athletes Altug Celikbilek and Cem İlkel will represent our country in our Tennis National Team! – ENKA SPORTS CLUB Our athletes Altug Celikbilek and Cem İlkel will represent our country in our Tennis National Team! – ENKA SPORTS CLUB](https://www.enkaspor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/cem_ilkel_ius_open_anatablo_ilk_kez.jpg)