Sabalenka makes a great debut at Wimbledon

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Aryna Sabalenka has started her journey at Wimbledon 2026 in style, with a resounding victory against Teodora Kostovic with a score of 6-2 6-3 in just 1 hour of play, where she left no room for the Serbian tennis player, who was just a mere extra in the show of the world number 1. 

5 breaks were made by Sabalenka throughout the match to confirm that, despite her bad streak of results, she is one of the top contenders to win the title at the All England Club once again. Her grass-court game is a threat thanks to her powerful serve and flat shots both on the forehand and backhand, making it very challenging to overpower her on those days when she's on form. In fact, her biggest adversary remains herself and those mental lapses that lead her to lose more matches than she should. 

The uncertainty surrounding Sabalenka

Those same lapses are what prevented her from closing the match at 5-2 with her serve, after not giving up a single break point throughout the entire match. Nevertheless, Kostovic's joy was short-lived, as Aryna then broke her serve again to seal the match and secure her spot in the second round of Wimbledon.

After losing the Australian Open final to Elena Rybakina and falling prematurely at Roland Garros against Diana Shnaider, Sabalenka has admitted that she had to seek help from a psychiatrist due to her mental health issues, given the immense pressure she faces. Therefore, it remains uncertain how her performance will be at Wimbledon, considering that her grass-court season hasn't been good and if Rybakina advances far in the tournament and she, at the very least, doesn't match last year's semifinal finish, she could lose her reign in women's tennis.

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