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Maria Sakkari wins opener at Wimbledon in dominant fashion

She only dropped two sets in her win against her Dutch opponent

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Maria Sakkari kicked off her Wimbledon campaign with a straight-sets win (6-1, 6-1) over Arantxa Rus from the Netherlands. The Greek, ranked 18th, had no problems dispatching of her 30-year-old opponent.

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