National tennis player Zeynep Sönmez advanced to the 2nd round in the Merida Open Tournament

Zeynep Sönmez advanced to the second round of the Merida Open Women's Tennis Tournament held in Mexico by defeating the 8th seeded Greek Maria Sakkari 2-0.

Zeynep, ranked 88th in the rankings, faced world number 30 Sakkari in the first round of the "hard court" tournament in Merida.

The 22-year-old national tennis player, who won the first WTA tournament title of her career at the Merida Open last season, left the field victorious with sets of 7-5 and 6-2.

Zeynep will face Magda Linette, ranked 37th in the world, in the second round of the organization, which was raised from the WTA 250 to 500 level this year.