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Maria Sakkari advances to 4th round in French Open for the 1st time in her career

The Greek beat Belgian Mertens in 3 sets

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Maria Sakkari moved into the 4th round of the French Open after defeating 14th seeded Mertens from Belgium in a grueling 3 set match (7-5, 6-7, 6-2). It the first time the 17th seeded Greek has gone into the later rounds of a grand slam in her career.

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