{"id":15284,"date":"2026-05-01T02:49:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T02:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/wta-returns-to-greek-capital\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T02:49:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T02:49:20","slug":"wta-returns-to-greek-capital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/wta-returns-to-greek-capital\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA returns to Greek capital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1302391\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/38215011-close-up-of-tennis-net-320x200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/38215011-close-up-of-tennis-net.jpg\" alt=\"WTA returns to Greek capital\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/38215011-close-up-of-tennis-net-960x600.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n                                                        <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Tennis is returning to Greece\u2019s capital for the first time in 35 years, with the WTA announcing a new 250-level tournament in Athens in July.<\/p>\n<p>The event will be held July 13-19 at the Stadion Sports Center at OAKA immediately following Wimbledon, played on hard courts with 32-player singles and 16-team doubles draws.<\/p>\n<p>Greek star Maria Sakkari welcomed the news.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing able to walk onto the court in my homeland and hear Greek fans will be one of the greatest moments of my career,\u201d she said, adding that the tournament represents \u201ca truly special moment and a great opportunity to showcase Greek tennis and inspire young athletes.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/sports\/1302391\/wta-returns-to-greek-capital\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tennis is returning to Greece\u2019s capital for the first time in 35 years, with the WTA announcing a new 250-level tournament in Athens in July. 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