Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina have made winning starts to their Wimbledon runs, while defending champion Marketa Vondrousova shockingly exited The Championships in the first round.
Swiatek, the top-seeded player, was handed a tricky opener at Wimbledon but she routinely handled the business in her first grass match of the year, beating 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin 6-3 6-4. In her next match, Swiatek plays the winner of the match between Petra Martic and Francesca Jones.
Meanwhile, 2022 Wimbledon champion Rybakina earned a statement win in her opening match as she demolished Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-3 6-1 to set up a second-round meeting against Laura Siegemund.
But Tuesday wasn’t a good day for world No. 6 Vondrousova, whose Wimbledon title defense came to an end very earlier after 83rd-ranked Maria Bouzas Maneiro upset the Czech 6-4 6-2.
How Swiatek beat Kenin?
Very early in the first set, Swiatek blew an early break but it didn’t take long before she again went up by a break after breaking Kenin in the fourth game. With Swiatek leading 5-3 and Kenin serving to stay in the first set, the Pole didn’t realize her first set point but the set came to an end in the following game after the world…
