Stylish display. Ruthless finish. Second seed Aryna Sabalenka is through to the second round of #Wimbledon, cruising past Panna Udvardy
Sabalenka made a successful debut at Wimbledon with a victory over Udvardy in straight sets.
WTATuesday, 04 July 2023 at 20:28
Aryna Sabalenka defeated Panna Udvardy in the first round of the 2023 Wimbledon with a score of 6-3, 6-1.
The Belarusian player entered the tournament as one of the favorites to win the third Grand Slam of the year. As the world No. 2 and second seed, Sabalenka showed that despite limited preparation on grass, she has the level to compete until the later stages.
Just two weeks ago, she played in the WTA 500 Grass Court Championships Berlin, where she suffered a disappointing loss to Veronika Kudermetova in the second round. This was her only grass-court tournament prior to Wimbledon.
Facing her was the world No. 82, Panna Udvardy, who only played the qualifying rounds of the Eastbourne Open to prepare on grass courts. Sabalenka dominated the match, conceding only four games to secure her first victory at the 2023 Wimbledon.
The Belarusian player hit 8 aces and won 81% of the points played with her first serve. She also took advantage of Udvardy's difficulties with her serve, as the Hungarian won just 50% of the points with her first serve and 38% with her second serve. These factors contributed to Sabalenka wrapping up the match in just one hour and three minutes.
World No. 2 recorded 29 winners and had 19 unforced errors, compared to Udvardy's 4 winners and 13 unforced errors. In the return game, Sabalenka capitalized on four out of seven break points, winning 50% of the first return points and 62% of the second return points.
Sabalenka will face the winner between Camila Giorgi and Varvara Gracheva in the second round of Wimbledon. She is determined to win her second Grand Slam title and reach the world No. 1 ranking. The Belarusian's best result at Wimbledon so far is reaching the semifinals in 2021, where she lost to Karolina Pliskova after winning the first set, but the Czech turned the match around and eliminated Sabalenka at the All England Club.
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