{"id":804415,"date":"2026-07-15T22:58:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T22:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/804415\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T22:58:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T22:58:17","slug":"wta-roundup-maria-sakkari-cruises-to-win-in-homeland-athens-open-field-level-media-professional-sports-content-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/804415\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA roundup: Maria Sakkari cruises to win in homeland Athens Open – Field Level Media – Professional sports content solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fourth-seeded Maria Sakkari won 76.9% of her first-serve points (20 of 26) on Wednesday en route to an easy 6-1, 6-2 victory over Great Britain\u2019s Harriet Dart in the second round of the Athens Open in Greece.<\/p>\n

The Greek won seven straight games at one point in the match. Sakkari will next face Alycia Parks, who rallied for a 6-7 (4), 6-2, 7-5 victory over Japan\u2019s Mai Hontama.<\/p>\n

No. 5 seed Sara Bejlek of the Czech Republic sailed to a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Lilli Tagger of Austria. Also, China\u2019s Zheng Qinwen registered a 6-4, 6-1 triumph over Australia\u2019s Elena Micic.<\/p>\n

UniCredit Iasi Open<\/p>\n

Tamara Zidansek delivered seven aces while outlasting No. 7 seed Anna Bondar of Hungary 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 7-5 in a second-round match in Romania.<\/p>\n

Bondar led 3-2 in the third set before Zidansek won five of the last seven games to win it. Zidansek will next face No. 2 seed Petra Marcinko of Croatia. Marcinko defeated Armenia\u2019s Elina Avanesyan 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5).<\/p>\n

Clara Burel sailed to a 6-1, 6-1 victory over No. 8 and fellow Frenchwoman Elsa Jacquemot. Also, Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan knocked off Armenia\u2019s Alina Charaeva 6-3, 6-3.<\/p>\n

\u2013Field Level Media<\/p>\n

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