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No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka dominated Teodora Kostovic and led a parade of the top-ranked girls’s singles gamers into the second spherical at Wimbledon on Monday.
Sabalenka strolled on Centre Court for a 6-2 6-3 triumph in her first Grand Slam motion since she adopted a loss on the French Open by declaring she was able to ‘give up tennis.’
‘I’ve to say for the primary match I felt fairly good. I’ll price myself, for instance 8 out of 10,’ Sabalenka mentioned after the 65-minute opener Monday.
Sabalenka mentioned she skilled with American Jessica Pegula within the lead-up to Wimbledon, even joking about her flat efficiency within the third set of her loss to Pegula on the Berlin Open.
‘She actually humiliated me,’ Sabalenka joked.
Before a rematch could be actuality, Pegula, the No. 4 seed, will want extra performances like her personal Monday win over Czech Darja Vidmanova 7-5, 6-3. Pegula advances to play Sara Sorribes Tormo of Spain within the second spherical.
No. 5 seed and French Open champion Mirra Andreeva of Russia defeated Magda Linette of Poland 7-5, 6-4, and Coco Gauff, the No. 7 seed, defeated Germany’s Tamara Korpatsch 6-2, 6-1. Gauff received for the twenty seventh time this yr and notched her first victory at Wimbledon since 2024. Gauff required solely 54 minutes to wrap up the opening-round win.
Japan’s Naomi Osaka seemed to be shifting with out limitations, erasing issues a few foot harm that compelled her to retire throughout final week’s Bad Homburg Open last.
She superior by taking down France’s Isa Jacquemot 6-1, 7-5. She took the courtroom pre-match in a customized kimono-style robe created by Tokyo-based designer Hana Yagi.
–Field Level Media