![LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 03: Taylah Preston of Australia plays a backhand against Isis Louise Van Den Broek of Netherlands during their Girls' Singles First Round match on day seven of The Championships Wimbledon 2022 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 03, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)](https://www.tennis.com.au/wa/files/2022/07/GettyImages-1406496539-700x450.jpg)
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)