Ashleigh Barty conquers Zheng in the 1st round of the Wimbledon

Ashleigh Barty gets by Saisai Zheng 6-4 6-2 in the 1^st round in London on Tuesday.

Match Report, stats, and key facts

1^st set.

Barty commenced this set in the best possible way after breaking Zheng in the 2^nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Notwithstanding, that wasn’t sufficient for Barty to win the set since Saisai managed to break back in the 5^th (2-3) game. The Australian maintained her cool to break Zheng in the 10^th (6-4) game.

2^nd set.

Barty didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Zheng in the 2^nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Barty increased her lead later on after breaking Saisai in the 8^th (6-2) game before winning the set.

After this encounter, the head to head between Barty and Zheng is 3-0 for Ashleigh.

Highlights Ashleigh Barty vs. Saisai Zheng Wimbledon – London

Barty’s Interview

Ashleigh Barty vs. Alison Van Uytvanck – H2H and stats

Barty will play Van Uytvanck in the 2^nd round.

This will be the 2^nd time that Ashleigh Barty and Alison Van Uytvanck face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Barty (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass.

The last time that they squared off, Barty won 7-6⁷ 6-2 in the 2^nd round in Montreal back in 2018.