
World number two Aryna Sabalenka says her return to Wimbledon inspired her to play her best tennis in a first-round romp.
The Belarusian was not permitted to enter last year’s tournament in response to her country’s part in Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, but she is back and looks like meaning business after dispatching Panna Udvardy 6-3 6-1 in little over an hour on Centre Court.