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Bouzas Maneiro vs Zheng — the seed against the fallen name

Preview · Vanda Pharmaceuticals Athens Open · Round of 32 · Hard (outdoor) · Monday, 13 July 2026 On paper this looks like the most intriguing match of the Athens Open's opening day: an Olympic gold medallist against a rising Spaniard seeded to make a deep run. But the paper is deceptive.

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Valentova vs Costoulas — seed status versus rising momentum

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Li vs Timofeeva — a clean head-to-head backing the seed

Preview · Vanda Pharmaceuticals Athens Open · Round of 32 · Hard (outdoor) · Monday, 13 July 2026 Ann Li, the American No. 2 seed in Athens, opens against Russia's Maria Timofeeva in a match where history is heavily on the seed's side. Li has won all three of their

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Tauson vs Tomljanovic — top seed meets an old thorn

Preview · Vanda Pharmaceuticals Athens Open · Round of 32 · Hard (outdoor) · Monday, 13 July 2026 Clara Tauson arrives in Athens as the tournament's No. 1 seed, but her opening assignment is anything but comfortable. Ajla Tomljanovic has had the Dane's number for years, and a fresh straight-

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Masarova vs Monnet — a qualifier chasing a scalp

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Linette vs Hontama — seeded steadiness against a rising ITF grinder

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Sakkari vs Kudermetova — a homecoming under the Athens lights

Preview · Athens Open · Round 1 · Hard · Monday, 13 July 2026 Maria Sakkari's return to the WTA Tour's first event on Greek soil in 35 years is the emotional centrepiece of the opening days in Athens, and it comes with a first-round assignment against Polina Kudermetova,

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Krejcikova vs Tomova — a Grand Slam champion chasing momentum

Preview · Athens Open · Round 1 · Hard · Monday, 13 July 2026 Barbora Krejcikova, seeded third at the inaugural Athens Open, opens her campaign against Bulgaria's Viktoriya Tomova in a first-round tie that looks straightforward on paper but carries real context underneath. The Czech is a former Grand Slam

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Parks vs Grammatikopoulou — power against a home wild card

Preview · Athens Open · Round 1 · Hard · Monday, 13 July 2026 Alycia Parks steps onto the hard courts of the new Athens Open as the clearly higher-ranked player in this first-round tie, facing Greek wild card Valentini Grammatikopoulou in what should be one of the more one-sided pairings

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Sasnovich vs Blinkova — old rivalry renewed on Athens hard courts