Taylah Preston has recorded a first-round singles wins in her Wimbledon debut.
Preston is the sixth seed in the girls’ singles competition. The 16-year-old from Perth made a promising start to her campaign, scoring a 7-5 7-5 victory against Isis Louise van den Broek of the Netherlands.
Preston is currently at a career-high No.18 in the ITF junior world rankings, rising after a title-winning run at a grass-court event at Nottingham last month.
RESULTS
Girls’ singles, first round
Taylah Preston d [LL] Isis Louise van den Broek (NED) 7-5 7-5
COMING UP
Girls’ singles, second round
Taylah Preston v [Q] Yu-Yun Li (TPE). 8.00pm AWST
Girls’ doubles, first round
Taylah Preston (AUS)/Irina Balus (SVK) v Linda Klimovicova (CZE)/Dominika Salkova (CZE)
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