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Aryna Sabalenka rated her Wimbledon first-round performance as an “eight out of 10” as she opened her campaign with a commanding win over qualifier Teodora Kostovich.
Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam where world number one Sabalenka has not reached the final, falling three times in the last four.
An amazing and crushing endurance Quarterfinal loss As at last month’s French Open, Sabalenka avoided an early misstep with a 6-2 6-3 win in 65 minutes at the All England Club.
“I have to say, for the first match, I feel pretty good,” said Sabalenka, who hit 22 winners to 10 of the 19-year-old Serb.
“I rate myself eight out of 10.”
The Belarusian didn’t face a break point until leading 5-1 in the second set and serving for the match, when a brief blip saw her drop serve for the first time.
However, she bounced back immediately to avoid the fate that befell her in the last eight at Roland Garros, where she surrendered a set down and 4–1 down against Diana Schneider before losing 6–0.
Sabalenka, who joked that she wanted to “quit tennis” after that loss Another third set loss 6-0 A few weeks later to Jessica Pegula in Berlin.
However, his bid for a first grass-court title and first major on a surface other than hard court got off to a successful start on the first day of the championship.
He will face American McCartney Kessler in the second round.
