Top seed Aryna Sabalenka overcame Canadian qualifier Carson Branstine on a sweltering Court One to get her quest for a first Wimbledon title up and running with a 6-1 7-5 win on Monday.

Aryna Sabalenka, the current World No. 1 and a favourite to win Wimbledon 2025, advanced to the second round on Monday with a commanding 6-1, 7-5 victory over qualifier Carson Branstine. This year's Wimbledon championships kicked off on the hottest opening day on record,

Currently, Branstine is ranked 197th in the world and has made a bit of a name for herself in tennis with her collegiate tennis career at Texas A&M. Her story of how she funded her tennis career via modeling has helped her garner public attention over the years, as reported by The New York Post.