Top seed Iga Swiatek laid down a marker on day one at Wimbledon with a dominant performance over China’s Zhu Lin.
Swiatek won 6-1 6-3 against the world number 34, who was one of the highest-ranked players she could have faced.
Poland’s Swiatek, 22, is considered one of the favourites for the women’s title but has never managed to go beyond the fourth round on the grass in SW19.
However, the French Open and US Open champion began her quest to add another major on another surface in style.
Swiatek is joined in the second round by fourth seed Jessica Pegula, who beat fellow American Lauren Davis 6-2 6-7 (8-10) 6-3.
Belarusian 19th seed Victoria Azarenka, a two-time Grand Slam champion and former Wimbledon semi-finalist, also progressed with a 6-4 5-7 6-4 win over China’s Yue Yuan.
But one seed has already fallen on the opening day of the Championships.
Russian Liudmila Samsonova, seeded 15th, was beaten 7-6 (7-1) 7-6 (7-4) by Romania’s Ana Bogdan.
Meanwhile, eight-time champion Roger Federer’s achievements at Wimbledon will be honoured by a special ceremony on Centre Court on Tuesday.
Federer, who retired from tennis last year, will be celebrated before the start of play.
The Swiss, 41, won five successive Wimbledon titles between 2003 and 2007, adding further victories in 2009, 2012 and 2017.
His final win saw him pass Pete Sampras’ men’s record of seven titles.
Wimbledon chief executive Sally Bolton said 20-time Grand Slam singles champion Federer’s ceremony had been arranged to “honour him as the man holding the most gentlemen’s singles titles here”.
“We’ll have a moment just to celebrate his achievements and to say thank you for all the memories,” she added.
Seven-time women’s singles champion Serena Williams, who also retired last year, had been invited too but the pregnant 41-year-old was unable to travel.
“We of course wish her lots of luck with the remainder of her pregnancy and we hope maybe we might see her next year,” Bolton added.
