Wimbledon 2023: Iga Swiatek wins opener, Jessica Pegula advances

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Iga Swiatek serves successful  her Wimbledon first-round matchWimbledon is the lone large wherever Iga Swiatek has not reached the quarter-finals
Venue: All England Club Dates: 3-16 July
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Top effect Iga Swiatek laid down a marker connected time 1 astatine Wimbledon with a ascendant show implicit China's Zhu Lin.

Swiatek won 6-1 6-3 against the satellite fig 34, who was 1 of the highest-ranked players she could person faced.

Poland's Swiatek, 22, is considered 1 of the favourites for the women's rubric but has ne'er managed to spell beyond the 4th circular connected the writer successful SW19.

However, the French Open and US Open champion began her quest to adhd different large connected different aboveground successful style.

She is joined successful the 2nd circular by 4th effect Jessica Pegula, who bushed chap American Lauren Davis 6-2 6-7 (8-10) 6-3.

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