{"id":779286,"date":"2026-09-22T21:30:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T21:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/779286\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T21:30:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T21:30:27","slug":"former-seoul-champ-ostapenko-powers-past-zakharova-first-win-since-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/779286\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Seoul champ Ostapenko powers past Zakharova; first win since July"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <a class=\"skip-to\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"location.hash=\" main-content=\"\" return=\"\" false=\"\">Skip to main content<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercedes-benz.com\/en\/art-and-culture\/zeitgeist\/sports\/tennis\/wta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"global-header-sponsor__link\" aria-label=\"WTA Mercedes-Benz Header Dark\" data-tracking=\"true\" data-tracking-component=\"image click\" data-tracking-event=\"click_track\" 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                                 Former Seoul Champ Ostapenko Powers Past Zakharova First Win Since July<\/p>\n<p>                    Must-See Action<\/p>\n<p>                        <a class=\"minutely-featured-video__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wtatennis.com\/videos\/4580190\/sakkari-shrugs-off-slow-start-to-earn-straight-sets-win-over-fruhvirtova-in-singapore\" title=\"Sakkari shrugs off slow start to earn straight-sets win over Fruhvirtova in Singapore\" aria-label=\"Sakkari shrugs off slow start to earn straight-sets win over Fruhvirtova in Singapore\" data-tracking=\"true\" data-tracking-component=\"card click\" data-tracking-event=\"click_track\" data-tracking-category=\"video card\" data-tracking-type=\"row\" data-tracking-detail=\"Sakkari shrugs off slow start to earn straight-sets win over Fruhvirtova in Singapore\" data-tracking-widget-type=\"Video List Widget\" data-tracking-widget-name=\"Minute.ly Featured Video\" data-tracking-index=\"1\" 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